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Endogenous auxin levels in terminal stem cuttings of Chrysanthemum morifolium during adventitious rooting
Author(s) -
Weigel Ursula,
Horn Wolfgang,
Hock Bertold
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
physiologia plantarum
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.351
H-Index - 146
eISSN - 1399-3054
pISSN - 0031-9317
DOI - 10.1111/j.1399-3054.1984.tb06350.x
Subject(s) - cutting , chrysanthemum morifolium , auxin , shoot , horticulture , botany , biology , chemistry , gene , biochemistry
Free and ester‐bound IAA were determined in Chrysanthemum morifolium Ramat cv. ‘Yellow Galaxy’ by means of a solid phase enzyme immunoassay. In shoots, free auxin decreases basipetally whereas ester IAA reaches a maximum in the middle part. After making the cuttings, a strong increase in both free and ester IAA (or total IAA, respectively) is found up to the time when the first adventitious roots become visible. Only prolonged irradiance of stock plants at high light intensities (40 W m −2 ) delays this increase in the cuttings, concomitantly with a lower number of roots compared to the controls (4.5 W m −2 ), although root growth as determined by measuring root length or fresh weight is not affected. A distinct relation is found between IAA content of stock plants at the time when cuttings are taken and the number of adventitious roots formed by the cuttings 20 days later.