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Changes in abscisic acid and indole‐3‐acetic acid in axillary buds of Elytrigia repens released from apical dominance
Author(s) -
Pearce David W.,
Taylor John S.,
Robertson J. Mason,
Harker K. Neil,
Daly Edward J.
Publication year - 1995
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.1399-3054.1995.tb00791.x
Subject(s) - rhizome , abscisic acid , axillary bud , apical dominance , biology , perennial plant , repens , botany , plant stem , dominance (genetics) , horticulture , shoot , tissue culture , biochemistry , in vitro , gene
Growth of axillary buds on the rhizomes of Elytrigia repens (L) Nevski is strongly dominated by the rhizome apex, by mechanisms which may involve endogenous hormones. We determined the distribution of indole‐3‐acetic acid (IAA) and abscisic acid (ABA) in rhizomes and measured (by gas‐chromatography‐mass spectrometry) their content in axillary buds after rhizomes were decapitated. The same measurements were also made in buds induced to sprout by removing their subtending scale leaves. The ABA content tended to be higher in the apical bud and in the axillary buds than in the adjacent internodes, and tended to decline basipetally in the internodes and scale leaves. IAA was similary distributed, except that there was less difference between the buds and other rhizome parts. After rhizomes were decapitated, the ABA content of the first axillary bud declined to 20% of that of control values within 24 h, while the IAA content showed no marked tendency to change. The ABA content also declined within 12 h in the first axillary bud after rhizomes were denuded, while the content of IAA tended to increase after 6 h. These changes occurred before the length of the first axillary bud increased 24–48 h after rhizomes were decapitated or denuded. We conclude that the release of axillary buds from apical dominance in E. repens does not require IAA content to be reduced, but is associated with reduced ABA content.