Open AccessAuxin: Its Role in Genetic Tumor Induction
Author(s) -
Ira H. Ames,
Patricia W. Mistretta
Publication year - 1975
Publication title -
plant physiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.554
H-Index - 312
eISSN - 1532-2548
pISSN - 0032-0889
DOI - 10.1104/pp.56.6.744
Subject(s) - endogeny , auxin , nutrient , botany , positive correlation , biology , horticulture , chemistry , biochemistry , gene , medicine , ecology
Seedlings of the tumor-prone amphiploid Nicotiana suaveolens X N. langsdorffii were grown on nutrient medium supplemented with indoleacetic acid (IAA) and scored at regular intervals for the incidence of tumor formation. IAA at 2 x 10(-5)m caused a significant reduction in the rate of tumor formation. Plants were also grown on nutrient medium under two different intensities of illumination, and the endogenous level of IAA was determined in 23-day-old seedlings. Those grown under 2000 ft-c of illumination had a higher incidence of tumors and a significantly lower level of endogenous IAA than those grown under 500 ft-c of illumination. A correlation in time between decline in the endogenous level of IAA and onset of tumor formation was demonstrated in greenhouse-grown plants.