Studies on seasonal variation of plant hormones,nitrogen flixation and indole acetic acid metabolism in root nodulus ofButea monosperma (Lam.) Taub.

Summary Mature nodules ofButea monosperma (Lam.) Taub. (B. monosperma) contained higher amounts of indole acetic acid-like (IAA), cytokinin-like (CK), gibberellic acid-like (GA) and abscisic acid-like (ABA) substances, and were more active in IAA metabolism and nitrogen fixation. Roots contained lower amount of all the hormones. The higher level of IAA in the nodules than the roots was due to more synthesis from tryptophan and simultaneously less destruction by IAA oxidase. IAA oxidase, in turn, was regulated by phenols.Regardless of the hormone levels, the nodules of a particular age attained a fixed size indicating that regulation of formation and growth of the nodules are not the sole function of the nodular hormones. Seasonal studies on the mature nodules showed positive relation of nitrogenase (N₂ase) with IAA and CK, and negative relation with GA and ABA.     

Studies on plant growth substances,IAA metabolism and nitrogenase activity in root nodules of phaseolus aureus Roxb. var.mungo

The mature nodules ofPhaseolus aureus Roxb. var.mungo possessed, in comparison with young and old nodules, higher activities of nitrogenase (N_2ase), and indol-3-ylacetic acid (IAA) metabolic enzymes like IAA oxidase, methylene oxindole reductase and peroxidase; higher levels of IAA-like, gibberellic acid-like (GA), and cytokinin-like (CK) substances and tryptophan, and lower level of phenol. The abscisic acid-like (ABA) substance level was higher in the old nodules. The N_2ase activity in the mature nodules changed parallelly with IAA and OK. butoppositely with GA and ABA. The changes in tryptophan level, IAA oxidizing enzymes, and phenol metabolism controlled the IAA level in the nodules. The nodules developed similarly throughout the year, but they had variable hormone levels in different seasons. This indicated that the formation and growth of the nodules was controlled not only by the nodular hormones.     

低温条件下不同抗寒性薰衣草内源激素的变化

为揭示薰衣草内源激素与抗寒能力的关系,以抗寒性相对较强的狭叶薰衣草和抗寒性较弱的宽叶薰衣草为试验材料,在田间自然条件下,于越冬前不同降温时期分别对叶片和根系取样,采用酶联免疫吸附法（ELISA）测定和分析了内源激素ABA、GA3、IAA和ZR的含量变化。结果表明,两种薰衣草的叶片和根系中的ABA、IAA和ZR的含量随气温的降低均表现为先升高后降低的趋势,但GA3表现为持续下降的趋势。抗寒性强的狭叶薰衣草叶片和根系中的ABA、IAA和ZR含量均高于抗寒性弱的宽叶薰衣草,而GA3小于宽叶薰衣草。对薰衣草越冬起重要作用的内源激素是ABA。     

利用高效液相色谱法分离和测定棉花组织培养过程中4种内源激素

目的：优化利用高效液相色谱法测定棉花组织培养过程中吲哚-3-乙酸（IAA）、玉米素（ZT）、赤霉素（GA3）和脱落酸（ABA）等4种植物内源激素的条件,了解棉花胚性愈伤组织发生过程中4种内源激素及激素含量比例的规律性变化,以及添加不同外源激素对内源激素和愈伤组织的影响,为棉花组织培养由经验型变为理论型提供基础。方法：采用高效液相色谱法。结果：棉花胚性愈伤组织发生过程中4种内源激素及激素含量比例呈规律性变化：ZT、ABA、ABA/GA3、ABA/IAA呈现先上升后下降的趋势,GA3呈现先上升后下降再上升的趋势,ZT/IAA呈现明显的上升-下降-上升-下降的趋势;不同激素组合诱导下愈伤组织中内源激素含量及愈伤组织状态也有较大差别。结论：研究结果对指导组织培养过程中激素的调整和配比、制定适宜的培养计划有一定的指导意义;4种不同的内源激素都是愈伤组织生长的重要因子,各自适宜的浓度和恰当的比例调节着外植体的脱分化和再分化,各种激素协同作用促进细胞的生长和分化。     

棉花胚珠纤维发育的研究

将未受精的棉花胚珠漂浮培养在加有不同植物激素的BT培养基上,培养48小时或96小时后,用扫描电镜观察纤维发育情况,以及测定胚珠内IAA氧化酶活性变化及内源ABA的含量变化,并和同一时期的大田生长的胚珠进行比较。结果表明:IAA+GA_3是最佳激素组合。在这种激素组合的培养基中培养的未受精胚珠,在纤维发育、酶活性变化等方面,均与大田生长的胚珠相似。这一激素组合还能抑制离体胚珠内源ABA的增长,但同一时期的大田生长的胚珠,其内源ABA含量却相对要高。     

春萝卜抽薹过程中内源激素含量变化分析

采用酶联免疫吸附法(ELISA)测定了春萝卜抽薹过程中顶端生长点处嫩叶的赤霉素(GA₄)、生长素(IAA)、细胞分裂素(iPA)和脱落酸(ABA)等含量的变化情况。研究结果表明,在萝卜抽薹过程中,GA₄含量在现蕾点存在明显的峰值,表明GA₄与现蕾抽薹密切相关,起着主导作用;内源ABA含量变化与GA₄变化趋势基本一致;与GA₄和ABA含量相比,抽薹过程中叶片IAA含量相对较低;iPA含量在现蕾期逐步增加,至抽薹中后期出现一高峰值。研究发现iPA/ABA值增大,GA₄/iPA和GA₄/IAA值变小有利于花芽分化后萝卜植株抽薹开花,表明内源激素之间的平衡对萝卜抽薹开花也起着重要作用。     

Effect on Root Growth of Endogenous and Applied IAA and ABA: A Critical Reexamination

Applications of indole-3yl-acetic acid (IAA) and abscisic acid (ABA) were done on two-day-old intact maize (cv LG 11) roots. The effect of the treatment on the root growth depends on their initial elongation rate. The slow growing roots were all inhibited by exogenous IAA and ABA at any concentrations used whereas for the fast growing roots their elongation was promoted by these two hormones at low concentrations. Quantitative analyses of endogenous IAA and ABA were performed using the gas chromatography-mass spectrometry technique. Detection and quantification of endogenous IAA and ABA were done on the zone of the root implicated in elongation. These techniques were achieved by electron impact on the IAA-Me-heptafluorobutyryl derivative and by negative ion chemical ionization with NH₃ on the ABA-Me ester derivative. A negative correlation between the growth and the endogenous content of these two hormones was obtained. ABA presented a larger range of endogenous level than IAA on the whole population of roots tested. When using applied IAA and ABA at different concentrations the same differentiating effect on the growth was observed. This allowed us to conclude that for identical concentrations, IAA has a more powerful effect on root elongation than ABA. Present results are discussed in relation to previous data related to the role of IAA and ABA in the growth and gravireaction of maize roots.     

Induced parthenocarpy-a way of manipulating levels of endogenous hormones in tomato fruits (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) 2. Diffusible hormones

Indol-3-acetic acid (IAA), gibberellin-like substances (GAs), and abscisic acid (ABA) were measured throughout the first 35 days of fruit development in agar diffusates from seeded and parthenocarpic tomato fruits. Parthenocarpic fruit growth was induced with either an auxin (4-CPA), morphactin (CME) or gibberellic acid (GA₃). IAA and GAs were at their highest levels in diffusates during the early stages of fruit growth, whereas diffusible ABA increased later. Most IAA was found in diffusates from auxin-induced and seeded fruits, whereas GAs were at their lowest levels in seeded fruits. There were only minor differences in ABA concentrations regardlesss of the treatments.Levels of diffusible hormones of tomato fruits may be easily manipulated by inducing parthenocarpic fruit growth. In spite of no obvious relationship between fruit growth and hormone levels in this study, induced parthenocarpy is considered a useful tool to further elucidate the role of hormones in fruit development and sink-source interactions.     

Relationships of endogenous plant hormones to accumulation of grain protein and starch in winter wheat under different post-anthesis soil water statusses

Accumulation of protein and starch in grain is a key process determining grain yield and quality in wheat. Under drought or waterlogging, endogenous plant hormone levels will change and may have an impact on the yield and quality of wheat. In a greenhouse experiment, four winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) varieties differing in grain protein content, Heimai 76, Wanmai 38, Yangmai 10 and Yangmai 9, were subjected to drought (SRWC = 4550%, DR), waterlogging (WL) and moderate water supply (SRWC = 7580%, CK), beginning from 4 days post-anthesis (DPA) to maturity. On the 10 (grain enlargement stage) and 20 (grain filling stage) DPA, endogenous abscisic acid (ABA), gibberellins (GA₁₊₃), indole-3-acetic acid (IAA) and zeatin riboside (ZR) were determined in sink and source organs of wheat plants by enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). The patterns of hormonal changes were similar in four varieties. The ABA levels were much higher under DR and WL than under CK. Compared with CK, GA₁₊₃ levels in whole-plant under DR and WL changed a little at 10 DPA, but markedly decreased under DR and WL at 20 DPA. Changes of endogenous IAA level under DR and WL exhibited a complicated pattern, depending on organs and growth stages. Particularly at the 20 DPA, the mean levels of IAA in roots, leaves and grains decreased significantly under DR and WL. In comparison with CK, ZR levels in all organs significantly decreased under DR and WL at both stages. The correlation analyses between yields and contents of starch and protein in grains and levels and ratios of four hormones in source and sink organs indicated that the changes in yield and content of grain starch and protein under DR and WL were associated with the reduced IAA, ZR and GA₁₊₃ levels and elevated ABA level in plants, especially in grains. It was proposed that the changed levels of endogenous hormones under post-anthesis DR and WL might indirectly affect protein and starch accumulation in grains by influencing the regulatory enzymes and processes.     

不同株龄日本落叶松插穗的内源激素含量与生根的关系

研究了日本落叶松母株年龄、插穗内源激素含量与生根之间的关系,以及外源IBA对插穗内源激素含量的影响及其对插穗生根的促进作用。结果表明：不同株龄插穗生根性状及插穗茎和叶中激素含量差异均达极显著水平,叶中激素含量对插穗生根力没有直接影响;插穗茎中生根抑制激素（ABA）含量随株龄增长而增加,生根促进激素与抑制激素的比值（IAA＋GA＋ZR）/ABA却随株龄的增长而递减,与生根力随株龄的变化趋势一致,且该比值与生根性状紧密相关,因此可作为评价母株（无性系）生根力的指标;插后13～32d是插穗愈伤组织形成和不定根诱导的关键期,此期生根促进激素消耗量大,茎中含量大幅度降低,进入根伸长生长阶段,含量上升;外源IBA促进插穗生根的机制在于通过外源激素的刺激,在不定根诱导期,插穗茎中ABA含量大幅度降低,从而有利于不定根的发生和发育。     

Hormonal changes during non-climacteric ripening in strawberry

In contrast to climacteric fruits, where ethylene is known to be pivotal, the regulation of ripening in non-climacteric fruits is not well understood. In the non-climacteric strawberry (Fragaria anannassa), auxin and abscisic acid (ABA) are thought to be important, but the roles of other hormones suggested to be involved in fruit development and ripening are not clear. Here changes in the levels of indole-3-acetic acid (IAA), ABA, GA(1), and castasterone from anthesis to fully ripened fruit are reported. The levels of IAA and GA(1) rise early in fruit development before dropping to low levels prior to colour accumulation. Castasterone levels are highest at anthesis and drop to very low levels well before ripening commences, suggesting that brassinosteroids do not play an important role in ripening in strawberry. ABA levels are low at anthesis and gradually rise through development and ripening. The synthetic auxin, 1-naphthaleneacetic acid (NAA), can delay ripening, but the application of GA(3), the gibberellin biosythesis inhibitor paclobutrazol, and ABA had no significant effect. IAA and ABA levels are higher in the developing achenes than in the receptacle tissue and may be important for receptacle enlargement and ripening, and seed maturation, respectively. Contrary to a recent report, the biologically active GA(4) was not detected. The pattern of changes in the levels of the hormones are different from those reported in another well studied non-climateric fruit, grape, suggesting that a single consistent pattern of hormone changes does not occur in this group of fruit during ripening.     

分析拟南芥叶片在激素促进的衰老中内源激素变化来解析抑制磷脂酶Dα1延缓激素促进衰老的机制

采后衰老进程在很大程度上受到内源和外源激素的影响。抑制拟南芥中磷脂酶Dα1 (phospholipase Dα1, PLDα1)的表达后,使得外源脱落酸（abscisic acid,ABA）和乙烯加速的离体叶片衰老过程在一定程度上得到了缓解。然而,内源激素在这个过程中的作用尚不清楚。本研究对比分析了野生型和PLDα1缺失型两种基因型拟南芥叶片在3种不同人工老化过程中（离体诱导的、外源ABA和乙烯促进的衰老过程）,内源ABA,茉莉酸甲酯（methyl jasmonate,MeJA）、 吲哚乙酸（indole 3 acetic acid,IAA）、玉米素核苷（zeatin riboside,ZR）和赤霉素（gibberellic acid,GA3）的含量变化。这5种激素对3种不同衰老处理方式的响应模式表明了人工老化过程存在着两个不同阶段,并且在衰老早期每种激素的变化模式相同。PLDα1功能缺失使得激素加速的衰老过程得以延缓,这与内源ABA、MeJA、ZR和IAA的含量变化有关,而与GA3的含量变化无关。同时,ZR和IAA的变化模式也说明了这两种激素的变化可能是缺失PLDα1延缓激素加速的衰老过程这一事件的原因而非结果。     

Induced parthenocarpy—a way of changing the levels of endogenous hormones in tomato fruits (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) 1. Extractable hormones

Ethylene, indol-3-acetic acid (IAA), gibberellin-like substances (GAs) and abscisic acid (ABA) were analysed in extracts from normal, seed-containing and parthenocarpic tomato fruits throughout fruit development. Parthenocarpic fruit growth was induced with an auxin (4-CPA), morphactin (CME) or gibberellic acid (GA₃) and compared with that of pollinated control fruits. Fruit growth was only affected by the treatment with GA₃, decreasing size and fresh weight by 60%. The peak sequence of hormones during fruit development was ethylene-GAs-IAA-ABA. Seeded fruits contained the highest levels of IAA and ABA but the lowest levels of GAs. Also, in seeded fruits, a high proportion of IAA and ABA was found in the seeds whereas this was not the case for GAs.Hormone levels of tomato fruits may be successfully, easily and reproducibly altered by inducing parthenocarpic fruit growth and thus eliminating development of seeds which are a major source of hormone synthesis. In spite of markedly changed hormone levels, there was no obvious relationship between fruit growth and extractable hormones per se. However, the results indicate that a high ratio of GAs: auxins is unfavourable for growth of tomato fruits.     

大气二氧化碳浓度升高对银杏叶片内源激素的影响

采用开顶箱系统,研究了银杏叶片内源激素脱落酸(ABA)、吲哚乙酸(IAA)、玉米素核苷(ZR)和赤霉素(GA₃)对大气CO₂浓度升高(环境CO₂浓度+350 μmol·mol^-1,EC)的响应.结果表明,EC处理能使ABA含量降低,与对照(CK)相比, ABA含量最大降低63.0%(处理后120 d).EC处理使叶片IAA和ZR含量增加,而且随着处理时间的延长,差异均达显著水平;IAA含量在处理后100 d为CK的2倍,ZR含量在处理后80 d时为CK的2.5倍.EC处理使叶片GA₃峰值提前出现. (IAA+GA₃+ZR)/ABA比值随着银杏的生长逐渐降低,在处理后期(处理后40～120 d)明显高于CK,表明大气CO₂浓度升高可促进银杏的生长发育.     

珍稀濒危植物珙桐种子休眠萌发过程中内源激素的变化

珙桐是我国特有珍稀濒危植物,休眠期长且具二次休眠现象。将处于休眠萌发过程中的珙桐种子依据胚根长度划分为4个阶段,利用高效液相色谱(HPLC)测定各阶段种子及其内果皮中ABA(脱落酸)、GA(赤霉素)、KT(细胞分裂素)、IAA(3-吲哚乙酸)4种内源激素含量,分析其比值动态变化,并与幼苗阶段进行比较。结果显示:未破壳种子的内果皮中内源激素含量以ABA最高,其次是GA、IAA、KT,随着种子破壳后四种激素含量显著降低。除ABA外,种子中GA、IAA和KT含量随着胚根的伸长逐渐升高,但仍低于幼苗阶段。此外,随着胚根伸长,种子中GA/ABA、IAA/ABA、KT/ABA比值逐渐增大,其中以GA/ABA的变化最显著。因此,珙桐种子的休眠和萌发可能主要受ABA和GA的平衡和拮抗来调控。     

Abscisic acid and gibberellin-like substances in roots and root nodules ofGlycine max

Summary The content of endogenous gibberellin (GA)-like substances of roots and root nodules of SOya, and GA production byRhizobium japonicum cultures, were investigated by a combined thin layer chromatographic (TLC)-dwarf pea epicotyl bioassay technique. GAs were more concentrated in root nodules than in the roots, totalling 1.34 and 0.16 nM GA₃ equivalents g⁻¹ dry wt. respectively. GA production byR. japonicum cultures was demonstrated (1.00 nM GA₃ equivalentsl ⁻¹) and comparison of the GA components of plant and bacterial culture medium extracts, suggested that rhizobial GA production may contribute to the nodule GA content. Cis-trans abscisic acid (ABA) was identified in root and nodule extracts by TLC-gas liquid chromatography (GLC), and amounted to 0.18 and 2.21 nM g⁻¹ dry wt. respectively, whereas 0.30 and 4.63 nM ABA equivalents g⁻¹ dry wt. were detected by a TLC-wheat embryo bioassay technique. ABA was not detected in extracts of bacterial cultures.     

重穗型杂交水稻籽粒灌浆过程中强势和强势颖花内源IAA、ABA和GA水平的动态状况

研究了重穗型杂交水稻培矮 6 4s/E3 2的灌浆过程和强、弱势颖花中内源IAA、ABA和GA1 GA3水平的动态状况。籽粒发育过程中不同内源激素水平高低依次为 :IAA >GA1 GA3>ABA。IAA和ABA水平在强势颖花中较高而GA1 GA3水平在弱势颖花中较高。 3种激素水平的变化与谷粒增重速率之间均存在正相关 ,两个最高的相关系数值分别存在于单位鲜重样本的IAA含量(ng/gFW ) 与籽粒鲜重的增重速率之间 (r =0 .82 1 8 )和单个籽粒IAA含量 (ng/grain)与籽粒干重的增重速率之间 (r =0 .8485 )。推测启动和维持籽粒灌浆过程可能需要较高的IAA水平 ;ABA可能具有促进籽粒中同化物的累积和种子成熟的作用 ;GA1 GA3可能具有保持弱势颖花活性的特殊作用     

重穗型杂交水稻籽粒灌浆过程中强势和弱势颖花内源IAA、ABA和GA水平的动态状况

研究了重穗型杂交水稻培矮 6 4s/E3 2的灌浆过程和强、弱势颖花中内源IAA、ABA和GA1 GA3水平的动态状况。籽粒发育过程中不同内源激素水平高低依次为 :IAA >GA1 GA3>ABA。IAA和ABA水平在强势颖花中较高而GA1 GA3水平在弱势颖花中较高。 3种激素水平的变化与谷粒增重速率之间均存在正相关 ,两个最高的相关系数值分别存在于单位鲜重样本的IAA含量(ng/gFW ) 与籽粒鲜重的增重速率之间 (r =0 .82 1 8 )和单个籽粒IAA含量 (ng/grain)与籽粒干重的增重速率之间 (r =0 .8485 )。推测启动和维持籽粒灌浆过程可能需要较高的IAA水平 ;ABA可能具有促进籽粒中同化物的累积和种子成熟的作用 ;GA1 GA3可能具有保持弱势颖花活性的特殊作用     

Distribution of Gibberellins and Abscisic Acid in Geotropically Stimulated Vicia faba Roots

The occurrence of gibberellins and abscisic acid (ABA) in extracts of roots of Vicia faba was demonstrated by gas-liquid chromatography (GLC) of the methylated eluates from the relevant zones of thin-layer chromatograms (TLC) of purified extracts. Quantitative determination of the hormone contents in extracts from upper and lower halves of roots which had been kept in the horizontal position for 30 min indicated a redistribution of the hormones during the geotropic stimulation. Gibberellins whose methyl esters appeared at the retention time of methylated gibberellic acid (GA₃), used as a standard, occurred in higher concentration in the upper than in the lower halves (ratio 2.08:1), whereas the concentration of ABA was highest in the lower halves (ratio 3.08:1). The ratio of the hormones in right and left halves of vertical roots was close to 1:1. Indoleacetic acid (IAA) and ABA were found to retard the elongation of roots of Vicia faba and Lepidium during the first 24 h. Additional experiments with Lepidium showed that this retardation occurs within the first hour after application. Low concentrations of GA₃, when applied to germinating seeds just after the radicles had broken the seed coat, stimulated root elongation in Vicia faba within 24 h and in Lepidium within 36 h. When applied to Lepidium seedlings with 20 mm long roots, GA₃ showed a stimulatory trend within the first 2 h, and distinct stimulation in the subsequent hours, particularly at the lowest concentrations, 0.01 and 0.001 mg/1. These results suggest the possibility of a participation of ABA and gibberellins (in addition to IAA) in the development of the positive geotropic curvature.     

Production and metabolism of indole acetic acid in roots and root nodules of Phaseolus mungo

The mature root nodules of Phaseolus mungo (L.), a leguminous pulse, contain higher amount of indole acetic acid (IAA) than non-nodulated roots. The tryptophan pool present in the mature nodule and young roots might serve as a precursor for the IAA production. Presence of IAA metabolising enzymes – IAA oxidase and peroxidase – indicate the metabolism of IAA in the nodules and roots. In culture, the symbiont, isolated from the nodules, produced a high amount of IAA, when tryptophan was supplied in the medium as a precursor. The symbiont preferred l-isomer over the dl- or d-isomer of tryptophan for IAA production.The important physiological implication of the IAA production in the legume-Rhizobium symbiosis is discussed.