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A new technique for the long‐term study of the physiology of plant fruit tissue slices
Author(s) -
Parkin K. L.
Publication year - 1987
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.1399-3054.1987.tb09227.x
Subject(s) - ripening , biology , lycopersicon , plant tissue , botany , respiration , physiology , tissue culture , climacteric , horticulture , respiratory system , anatomy , biochemistry , endocrinology , menopause , in vitro
Parkin, K. L. 1987. A new technique for the long‐term study of the physiology of plant fruit tissue slices. A modified tissue culture medium, devoid of plant growth hormones, was evaluated as a means to allow long‐term study of the physiology of plant fruit tissue slices. Tomato ( Lycopersicon esculentum Mill, cvs New Yorker and Caruso) tissue slices, prepared from mature green fruits, were mounted in this medium and examined for their capability to undergo ripening. Over a 30 day period the changes in color, firmness and respiratory activity for the slices appeared to be temporally associated as is the case for the intact fruit. A less distinct respiratory climacteric was noted for the incubated discs compared to the intact fruit. This new technique might be applicable to long‐term study of other plant tissues.