ISSN:
1573-5087
Keywords:
Oil seed rape
;
Pod
;
4-chlorophenoxyacetic acid
;
Senescence
;
Dehiscence
;
Water loss
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture, Fishery, Domestic Science, Nutrition
Notes:
Abstract The auxin 4-chlorophenoxyacetic acid (4-CPA) has been found to delay the maturation and dehiscence of the pods of oil seed rape. Dipping pods in solutions of 500 μgl−1, 4-CPA, 36 and 39 days after anthesis delayed significantly the autolysis of the thin-walled parenchyma of the dehiscence zones, the senescence of the pod walls and the loss of water from the pod walls and seeds. Increases in both the fresh and dry weights of both pod walls and seeds were recorded in the treated pods as compared with controls.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00025198
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