Cytokinins and leaf development in sweet pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) |
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Authors: | Tom H. Nielsen Peter Ulvskov |
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Affiliation: | (1) Department of Plant Biology, Royal Agricultural and Veterinary University of Copenhagen, Thorvaldsensvej 40, DK-1871 Frederiksberg C, Denmark;(2) Danish Institute of Plant and Soil Science, The Biotechnology Group, Lottenborgvej 2, DK 2800 Lyngby, Denmark |
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Abstract: | Stimulation of leaf expansion by an exogenous cytokinin was studied in isolated leaf discs of sweet pepper with emphasis on the assimilate utilization of the tissue. Leaf discs were floated on solutions containing sucrose and plant growth regulators. Benzyladenine (BA) promoted the area expansion rate of the leaf discs. Sucrose at 100 mM resulted in increased area expansion rate compared with 10 mM sucrose. However, the increased sucrose concentration had no influence on the effect of BA. Over a period of 24 h, treatment with BA did not result in any change of sucrose uptake nor of the partitioning of assimilated carbon in the leaf discs. Neither did BA treatment affect the activity of acid invertase (EC 3.2.1.26) or pyrophosphate-dependent phosphofructokinase (EC 2.7.1.90) in the leaf discs. We conclude that the observed promotion of leaf area expansion by exogenous BA is not mediated through the uptake of sucrose or the carbohydrate metabolism of the leaf tissue.Abbreviations BA N6-benzyladenine - GA3 gibberellic acid - PPi-PFK pyrophosphate-dependent phosphofructokinase (EC 2.7.1.90)This study was supported by grants from the Danish Research Counsil (SJVF 13-4148 and 13-4547 to P.U. SJVF 13-4146 and 13-4494 to T.H.N.) and from The Research Center for Plant Biotechnology to P.U. |
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Keywords: | Capsicum (cytokinin, leaf development) Cytokinin (leaf expansion) Leaf area expansion Sink metabolism Sucrose |
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