Differential Responsiveness in Zonal Growth of Cocklebur Seed Axes to CO2, C2H4, O2 and Respiration Inhibitors |
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Authors: | Esashi Yohji; Hase Shu; Kojima Kazuko; Fuwa Noritoshi |
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Institution: | Department of Biological Science, Tohoku University Kawauchi, Sendai 980, Japan |
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Abstract: | The axial growth of de-coated cocklebur (Xanthium pennsylvanicumWallr.) seeds, whose axes were divided into 4 zones, was examinedin relation to the temperature-dependent shift of the effectof C2H4 on germination. At 23?C, where both C2H4 and CO2 stimulatedgermination, CO2 promoted the axial growth at the radicle tipzone, whereas C2H4 promoted growth in the proximal portion ofthe axis. At 33?C, C2H4 inhibited germination, and stronglysuppressed the growth at the radicle tip, whereas the effectof CO2 did not change. The inhibition of growth at the radicletip zone was alleviated by O2 enrichment, which also reversedthe inhibition of germination. It is thus apparent that thetemperature-dependent shift of the action of C2H4 is associatedwith a temperature-dependent responsiveness of the radicle tipzone to C2H4. Growth of the radicle tip zone was sensitive toNaN3, whereas the proximal portion was sensitive to benzohydroxamicacid, an inhibitor of alternative respiration, suggesting thatthere may be an increase in the operation of the alternativerespiration path along a gradient of axial tissue from the tiptowards the cotyledonary side. The effects of CO2 and C2H4 arediscussed in relation to the different respiratory activitiesin each axial zone of cocklebur seeds. (Received May 9, 1986; Accepted November 6, 1986) |
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