Fluctuation in levels of endogenous plant hormones in ovules of normal and mutant cotton during flowering and their relation to fiber development
✍ Scribed by J.-G. Chen; X.-M. Du; H.-Y. Zhao; X. Zhou
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1996
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 376 KB
- Volume
- 15
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0721-7595
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✦ Synopsis
The contents of indole-3-acetic acid (IAA), gibberellins (GAs), abscisic acid (ABA), and cytokinins were determined in ovules of normal cotton (Tm-1) and a kind of fiber differentiation mutant (Xin) before and after flowering by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays. It was found that 24 h before flowering, a peak of IAA content was observed in ovules of Tm-1, whereas in ovules of Xin, a low level of IAA was determined. From -1 day (1 day before flowering) to +3 days (3 days after flowering), GAI+ 3 levels in ovules of Xin were 40-70% lower than those of Tm-1; GA4+ 7 levels were very low, and there was no visible difference in GA4+ 7 content between normal and mutant cotton. The ABA content in ovule of Tm-1 decreased by 70% 3 days after flowering, whereas that of Xin only decreased by 20%. The levels of cytokinins in ovules of Tm-1 decreased after flowering, and those of Xin kept up a steady increase.