Open AccessVessel differentiation in isolated stem segments of Fraxinus excelsior L. after treatment with auxin
Author(s) -
Ewa Kurczyńska
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
acta societatis botanicorum poloniae
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.297
H-Index - 29
eISSN - 2083-9480
pISSN - 0001-6977
DOI - 10.5586/asbp.1992.030
Subject(s) - auxin , dormancy , plant stem , biology , botany , fraxinus , cambium , xylem , biochemistry , germination , gene
Experiments were carried out on isolated stem segments of ash collected from natural conditions during the winter dormancy season. In order to stimulate cambial activity and vessel differentiation the internodes were treated with auxin. The duration of treatment with auxin was different in the particular experimental variants. It appeared that auxin was necessary not only for induction of vessel differentiation but also during their maturation. The results are discussed on the basis of S a c h s' (1981) hypothesis