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Effect of CCC and glycine betaine on growth and growth‐substance content of primary leaves of dwarf Frenchbean ( Phaseolus vulgaris L.)
Author(s) -
WHEELER A. W.
Publication year - 1969
Publication title -
annals of applied biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.677
H-Index - 80
eISSN - 1744-7348
pISSN - 0003-4746
DOI - 10.1111/j.1744-7348.1969.tb05473.x
Subject(s) - phaseolus , biology , gibberellin , auxin , betaine , glycine , ammonium , hypocotyl , botany , chlorophyll , plant stem , horticulture , chemistry , amino acid , biochemistry , organic chemistry , gene
SUMMARY CCC (2‐chloroethyltrimethylammonium chloride) decreased growth of primary leaves and stem internodes above the hypocotyl of dwarf French bean, probably because it decreased the amount of auxin produced by interaction between tryptophan and phenolic esters in the primary leaves. Growth of leaves was less affected than that of stems, and the gibberellin content of the primary leaves, previously shown to be associated with their expansion, was unaffected by CCC. CCC delayed death of the primary leaves, the breakdown of chlorophyll, and the increase in auxin associated with death of bean leaves. CCC had less effect on the growth of leaf discs, probably because they are not sites of growth‐substance production. Glycine betaine, a quaternary ammonium compound similar to CCC, did not affect growth of bean plants, their metabolism of growth substances or the longevity of their primary leaves, but inhibited growth of leaf discs, probably directly.