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Studies on plant growth‐regulating substances
Author(s) -
WILCOX E. J.,
WAIN R. L.
Publication year - 1976
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.1744-7348.1976.tb01782.x
Subject(s) - biology , kinetin , cytokinin , coleoptile , botany , plant growth , tissue culture , nutrient , bioassay , auxin , biochemistry , in vitro , genetics , ecology , gene
SUMMARY A report of an alkoxypurine showing cytokinin activity is presented. This compound, 6‐benzyloxypurine, has been tested in three tests and in two of these, a wheat leaf senescence and a young coleoptile test, the compound is as active as benzyladenine or kinetin. Although it is much less effective on molar basis than these compounds in a tobacco tissue culture test, it is as active at its optimum concentration. In addition to promoting cell division the presence of 6‐benzyloxypurine leads to morphological differentiation within the tobacco stem tissue, and whole plants have been grown without altering the nutrient medium.