ISSN:
1432-2048
Keywords:
Abscisic acid
;
Geotropism (root)
;
Growth inhibitor
;
Light and root-cap inhibitor
;
Root cap (inhibitor)
;
Zea
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
Notes:
Abstract Growth inhibitors were assayed from extracts of intact (attached) and of excised (cultured) root caps of Zea mays L., cv. Merit, the roots of which show a positive geotropic response only after exposure to light. If caps are intact at the time of illumination, at least two inhibitory substances are produced, an acid inhibitor and a neutral inhibitor, whereas if caps are detached from roots, placed in culture and then illuminated only the neutral inhibitor is formed. Cycloheximide retards inhibitor production in both intact and cultured caps. When [14C]mevalonic acid is included in the culture medium and the caps are illuminated, 15–25% of the recoverable 14C cochromatographs with the neutral inhibitor, whereas in caps cultured in the dark, this radiolabelling pattern is not observed. Cyloheximide in the light reduces the incorporation of 14C into compounds cochromatographing at the Rf of the neutral inhibitor. It is suggested that the neutral inhibitor may be important in the light-induced bending of roots.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00394989
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