The Drought-Stress Response of a Drought Resistant Impatiens Processed   in PEG-6000 Solution in a Simulation Test
  Premise of the Study: Impatiens is a commonly seen garden flower, renowned for its strong adaptability and long history of cultivation. However, seldom has any research touched on its physiological resistance mechanism. In this experiment, the impatiens is selected from those which experienced aerospace mutation and thereafter 12 years of cultivation and breeding. Therefore, it is superior to the non-mutagenized impatiens in terms of drought resistance and demonstrates tremendous differences from the normal impatiens in physiology, which intrigues scholars to search for the underlying reasons . Methods: By reference to Impatiens balsamina L,this experiment uses mutagenized impatiens seeds, processed by PEG-6000 in different solution concentration, to measure the germination rate of impatiens, its relative enzymatic activity and expression differences between gene SoS2 and gene RD29b in the drought lower reaches. Key results: Under simulated drought stress, there is no distinct difference between the mutagenized impatiens and the normal impatiens in terms of germination rate. But by measuring the root tillers and the length, the relative enzymatic activity, MDA, and the expression differences between gene SoS2 and gene RD29b in the drought lower reaches, it is verified that the mutagenized impatiens has more advantages than the normal impatiens, and it Can further cultivate become drought resistance varieties impatiens. Conclusions: In this experiment,which is a positive mutation, the mutagenized impatiens improves drought resistance through radiative mutation. The so obtained impatiens is more pleasing in sight in terms of color and shape and has higher application value in garden virescence. 
Xue Lan Liao, Guo Qin Wen, Qing Lin Liu, Xue Yang Li Meng Xi Wu and   Yuan Zhi Pan
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