These results demonstrate a noticeable activation in both cultivars of the antioxidant metabolism under a progressive water stress, which involves both GR genes in the case of the susceptible cultivar. Under a fast desiccation, the susceptible cultivar responded later than the resistant one, suggesting a weaker capacity of response versus the resistant one. Exogenous ABA probably acts on GR gene expression via a mediated signal transduction pathway.

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