The occurrence and distribution of abscisic acid (ABA), xanthoxin (Xa) and the carotenoid violaxanthin (Va) were investigated in root tips of maize (Zea mays L. cv. Merit). In roots grown in the dark, Va and ABA were present in relatively high amounts in the root cap and in low amounts in the adjace
Gas chromatography-mass spectrometric determinations of abscisic acid levels in the cap and the apex of maize roots
โ Scribed by L. Rivier; H. Milon; P.-E. Pilet
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 1977
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 491 KB
- Volume
- 134
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0032-0935
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โฆ Synopsis
Quantitative analyses o f a b s c i s i c acid (ABA) in different parts of maize r o o t tips (Zea mays L. cv. K e l v e d o n 33) were p e r f o r m e d by mass fragmentography using the h e x a d e u t e r a t e d analog of A B A as internal standard. It was found that the cap and the apex contained 36.1 gg and 66.5 lag A B A kg t fresh weight, respectively. The possibility that the g r o w t h regulator f o r m e d in the cap and inhibiting the elongation of the extending zone of the r o o t is A B A is discussed.
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