GA3 induced flowering in Podophyllum hexandrum Royle: A rare alpine medicinal herb

Podophyllum hexandrum Royle, an important alpine herb, is the source of highly valued podophyllotoxin. The effect of some plant growth substances (GA₃, BAP & ABA), uniconazole (an inhibitor of GA biosynthesis), and a combination of GA₃ and uniconazole were examined in respect to influence on sprouting in rhizomes of P. hexandrum and on induction of flowering at a lower altitude. Amongst the various chemicals tested, GA₃ had a marked effect resulting in uniform sprouting and also induced flowering in about half of the treated rhizomes. While BAP also promoted early sprouting, delayed sprouting was seen in rhizomes treated with ABA. Uniconazole treatment, either alone or with GA₃ was found to inhibit flowering and also resulted in reduced plant height. GA₃ treatment of rhizomes from plants that was maintained for up to 30 months at a lower altitude also induced flowering thus replacing the normal chilling requirement of plants. These results suggest that treatment of GA₃ could be effectively used for inducing uniform sprouting and flowering in rhizomes of P. hexandrum grown at lower altitudes.     

生长素和赤霉素对离体水仙花茎切段伸长的影响

以离体水仙(Narcissustazettavar.chinensis)花茎切段为材料,通过外源吲哚-3-乙酸(Indole-3-aceticacid,IAA)和赤霉素A3(GA3)处理,结合内源激素分析,研究了这两种激素对水仙花茎切段伸长的影响,以及它们之间的相互作用。结果表明:外源50μmol/LIAA和30μmol/LGA3均能促进花茎切段的伸长,其中IAA的促进作用大于GA3。200μmol/L生长素运输抑制剂2,3,5-三碘苯甲酸(2,3,5-Triiodobenzoicacid,TIBA)和65μmol/L赤霉素合成抑制剂烯效唑(Uniconazole,S-3307)均显著抑制花茎切段的伸长。外源50μmol/LIAA处理明显增加内源GA1 3的含量,是对照的3.40倍;外源30μmol/LGA3处理对内源IAA含量影响不明显,说明IAA对维持花茎切段内源活性GA水平起重要作用,IAA和活性GA共同发挥调控花茎切段伸长的作用。     

Uniconazole (S-3307) strengthens the growth and cadmium accumulation of accumulator plant Malachium aquaticum

The effects of uniconazole (S-3307) application on the growth and cadmium (Cd) accumulation of accumulator plant Malachium aquaticum (L.) Fries. were studied through a pot experiment. The application of S-3307 increased the biomass and photosynthetic pigment content of M. aquaticum in Cd-contaminated soil, and also improved the superoxide dismutase (SOD) and peroxidase (POD) activities in M. aquaticum. Application of S-3307 increased Cd content in shoots and decreased Cd content in roots of M. aquaticum, but the translocation factor (TF) of M. aquaticum increased with the increase of S-3307 concentration. For phytoextraction, the application of S-3307 increased Cd extractions by roots, shoots and whole plants of M. aquaticum, and the maxima were obtained at 75 mg L^?1 S-3307, which increased by 22.07%, 37.79% and 29.07%, respectively, compared with their respective controls. Therefore, S-3307 can be used for enhancing the Cd extraction ability of M. aquaticum, and 75 mg L^?1 S-3307 was the optimal dose.     

烯效唑对马铃薯试管苗的壮苗效应

烯效唑能有效地延缓马铃薯试管苗的生长,使苗矮化,茎增粗,单株鲜重增加,叶增绿,同时促进不定根发生,根数多且粗,苗健壮。烯效唑使用浓度以0.003mg/L壮苗效果最好;0.005mg/L浓度过高,严重抑制茎生长,苗过于矮化。     

Effect of plant growth regulators on ethylene production, 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid oxidase activity, and initiation of inflorescence development of pineapple

With the development of pineapple [Ananas comosus (L.) Merr.] as a fresh fruit crop, it became common to force inflorescence development with ethephon [(2-chloroethyl)phosphonic acid] or ethylene throughout the year. Environmental induction (EI) of inflorescence development disrupts scheduling of fruit harvest and may cause significant losses if small plants are induced, resulting in fruits that are too small to be marketable. Our objective was to identify plant growth regulators (PGRs) that could inhibit EI. Because circumstantial evidence indicates that EI occurs in response to naturally produced ethylene or changes in plant sensitivity to it, most work was done with PGRs that inhibit ethylene biosynthesis or block ethylene action. The synthetic auxin 2-(3-chlorophenoxy)propionic acid (CPA) was included because in one study it reduced the percentage of EI. GA₃, aminooxyacetic acid (AOA), aminoethoxyvinylglycine (AVG), daminozide [butanedioic acid mono-(2,2-dimethylhydrazide)], and silver thiosulfate (STS) had no effect on EL CPA, paclobutrazol [(2RS,3RS)-1-(4-chlorophenyl)methyl-4,4-dimethyl-2(1h-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)penten-3-ol], and uniconazole [(E)-(p-chlorophenyl)-4,4-dimethyl-2-(1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)-1-penten-3-ol] delayed or inhibited EI of pot-grown pineapple plants. Uniconazole and paclobutrazol inhibited growth and ethylene production by leaf basal-white tissue, and either or both effects could account for the inhibition of EI. Production of 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid (ACC) was unaffected by these compounds, but the activity of ACC oxidase, which converts ACC to ethylene, was inhibited and probably accounts for the reduced ethylene production by leaf basal-white tissue. CPA stimulated ethylene production by stem apical tissue approximately fourfold relative to the control. ACC oxidase activity and the malonyl-ACC (MACC) content in stem apical tissue were also greater than in the control, indicating that CPA greatly stimulated the production of ACC and its sequestration into MACC. The mechanism by which CPA delayed or inhibited EI is not known. CPA, paclobutrazol, and uniconazole appear to have some potential for inhibiting EI of pineapple. Their effect on yield needs to be determined.Abbreviations ACC oxidase 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid oxidase - CPA 2-(3-chlorophenoxy)propionic acid - AOA aminooxyacetic acid - AVG aminoethoxyvinylglycine - daminozide butanedioic acid mono-(2,2-dimethylhydrazide) - DM dry mass - ethephon [(2-chloroethyl)phosphonic acid] - FM fresh mass - GA gibberellin - EI environmental induction of inflorescence development - IA inflorescence appearance - LSD Fisher's protected least significant difference - MACC malonyl-ACC - NAA naphthaleneacetic acid - PGR plant growth regulator - paclobutrazol (2RS,3RS)-1-(4-chlorophenyl)methyl-4,4-dimethyl-2-(1h-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)penten-3-ol] - uniconazole (E)-(p-chlorophenyl)-4,4-dimethyl-2-(1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)-1-penten-3-ol - STS silver thiosulfate - M-leaf fourth leaf - Ml-L first leaf younger than M-leaf     

Co-regulation Of ear growth and internode elongation in corn

Ear is the harvest part of corn (Zea mays L.) and we are interested in studying its growth and development in our effort in corn yield improvement. In our current study, we examined the relationship between ear growth and internode characteristics using different approaches. Correlations between stem growth rate and number of ears per plant (prolificacy) were assessed among several genotypes. Internode elongation of 2 genotypes was modified by plant hormones and by population density manipulations. Among the 7 genotypes examined that have different prolificacy levels, there was a general correlation of slower stem elongation at middle growth stages and larger ear number. When the internode elongation was enhanced by application of gibberellic acid (GA), ear growth was suppressed; and when a GA synthesis inhibitor uniconazole was applied at early stages, internode length was reduced and ear growth was promoted in terms of both ear size and visible ear number at silking stage. Higher population density caused longer internodes and fewer ears per plant and the effect of lower density was the opposite. Our results suggested that internode elongation in the middle section of corn plants was linked to suppression of ear development in corn.     

The effects of ancymidol,abscisic acid,uniconazole and paclobutrazol on somatic embryogenesis of asparagus

Summary The effects of ancymidol, abscisic acid (ABA), uniconazole, and paclobutrazol on asparagus somatic embryogenesis were evaluated. Calli induced from seedlings of genotype G447 were transferred to embryo induction medium (MS plus 3% sucrose, 0.1 mg L^–1 NAA, 0.5 mg L^–1 kinetin and 3% gelrite), with different concentrations of these compounds. After 8 weeks, the recovered bipolar or globular embryos were placed on germination medium (MS plus 6% sucrose, 0.1 mg L^–1 NAA, 0.1 mg L^–1 kinetin, 0.75 mg L^–1 ancymidol, 40 mg L^–1 adenine sulphate dihydrate, 0.17 mg L^–1 sodium phosphate monobasic and 3% gelrite) for conversion to plantlets. Inclusion of ancymidol, ABA, uniconazole and paclobutrazol in the embryo induction medium did not affect the total number of somatic embryos produced relative to the control without these compounds. However, ancymidol, ABA and uniconazole significantly improved embryo development by increasing the production of bipolar embryos 250–750% and decreasing that of globular embryos 8–35% relative to the control. The bipolar embryos produced with any of the four compounds in the embryo induction medium converted to plantlets at rates 700–1100% greater than the control. None of the globular embryos converted to plantlets. Ancymidol (0.75 mg L^–1) and ABA (0.05 mg L^–1) were the most effective treatments; 61 and 46 bipolar embryos g^–1 callus were produced, and 38% and 37% of the bipolar embryos converted to plantlets, respectively. These results indicated that ancymidol, ABA, uniconazole and paclobutrazol significantly enhanced the production of asparagus somatic embryos and their conversion to plantlets, and ancymidol and ABA were more effective than uniconazole and paclobutrazol.Abbreviations Ancymidol a-cyclopropyl-a(4-methoxyphenyi)-5-pyrimidine methanol - NAA 1-naphthaleneacetic acid - Paclobutrazol I-(4-chlorophenyl)-4,4-dimethyl-2(1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)-pentan-3-ol - Uniconazole (E)-(p-chlorophenyl)-4,4-dimethyl-2-(1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)-1-pentan-3-ol - ABA abscisic acid - GA gibberellic acid     

A Developmental Pattern of Flowering in Colored <Emphasis Type="Italic">Zantedeschia</Emphasis> spp.: Effects of Bud Position and Gibberellin

The restricted flowering of colored cultivars ofZantedeschia is a consequence of developmental constraints imposed by apical dominance of the primary bud on secondary buds in the tuber, and by the sympodial growth of individual shoots. GA₃ enhances flowering inZantedeschia by increasing the number of flowering shoots per tuber and inflorescences per shoot. The effects of gibberellin on the pattern of flowering and on the developmental fate of differentiated inflorescences along the tuber axis and individual shoot axes were studied in GA₃ and Uniconazole-treated tubers. Inflorescence primordia and fully developed (emerged) floral stems produced during tuber storage and the plant growth period were recorded. Days to flowering, percent of flowering shoots and floral stem length decreased basipetally along the shoot and tuber axes. GA₃ prolonged the flowering period and increased both the number of flowering shoots per tuber and the differentiated inflorescences per shoot. Activated buds were GA₃ responsive regardless of meristem size or age. Uniconazole did not inhibit inflorescence differentiation but inhibited floral stem elongation. The results suggest that GA₃ has a dual action in the flowering process: induction of inflorescence differentiation and promotion of floral stem elongation. The flowering pattern could be a result of a gradient in the distribution of endogenous factors involved in inflorescence differentialtion (possibly GAs) and in floral stem growth. This gradient along the tuber and shoot axes is probably controlled by apical dominance of the primary bud. Online publication: 7 April 2005     

烯效唑（S-3307）对非洲菊切花保鲜的影响

以非洲菊(GerberajamesoniiBolus)切花为材料,以保鲜基本液(BP,20gL-1蔗糖 200mgL-1柠檬酸 150mgL-18-羟基喹啉柠檬酸盐)和添加30mgL-1烯效唑(S-3307)的基本液(BP S-3307)作对比实验,通过对切花外部形态观察和切花衰老过程中一些生理生化指标测定,探讨了S-3307对非洲菊切花的保鲜效果。结果表明,S-3307处理使切花的瓶插寿命比对照(蒸馏水)延长了4.3d,比BP处理延长了2.3d,而弯颈率分别仅为对照和BP处理的9.6%和28.8%。说明S-3307可增强切花的吸水能力,增加花枝的鲜重,延缓了切花花瓣中蛋白质的降解和抗氧化酶SOD和CAT活性的下降,并减少了游离脯氨酸和MDA的积累,维持膜结构的相对稳定性,从而延缓了非洲菊切花的衰老和提高了切花瓶插期间的观赏品质。     

Effects of gibberellic acid and temperature on growth and root carbohydrates of Delphinium seedlings

Delphinium Blue Bird seedlings weregrown in heated (air temperature >15) and unheatedglasshouses in winter and treated with foliar sprays of gibberellic acid(GA₃) or drenched with uniconazole (UZ). The unheated seedlings wereexposed to temperatures as low as 5. Under bothheated and unheated growing conditions, leaf differentiation was retarded by theGA₃ application. Leaves of the unheated seedlings showed very littleexpansion, but the GA₃ application stimulated leaf expansion underchilled conditions. Root starch and mannitol decreased and root sucroseincreased during cold acclimation. These changes were less in theGA₃-treated seedlings than in the non-treated seedlings. The higherstarch and mannitol contents in GA₃-treated seedlings indicates thatthe GA₃ application inhibits starch and mannitol utilization orconversion to sucrose. Chilling hastened flowering but the GA₃application did not. GA₃ application during the chilling periodincreased spike volume, probably because under chilled conditions, the seedlingsto which GA₃ was applied expanded their leaves and were able toassimilate more than the seedlings not receiving GA₃. These results suggest that exogenous GA₃ apparently breaksthe rosette by means of rapid enlargement of already differentiated tissues andthat the action of exogenous GA₃ is, essentially, different from thatof the chilling treatment.