The Effects of Mechanical Impedance to Growth on the Levels of ABA and IAA in Root Tips of Zea mays L. |
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Authors: | LACHNO, D. R. HARRISON-MURRAY, R. S. AUDUS, L. J. |
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Abstract: | Extraction and analytical methods have been refined and newones devised to allow precise determinations by GC-EC of thelevels of abscisic acid (ABA) and indol-3ylacetic acid (IAA)in samples of maize root tips as small as 1.0 g fr. wt. Seminalroots of 5-d-old maize seedlings grown in normal (bulk density1200 kg m3) and compacted (bulk density 1600 kg m3)sand/garden loam mixtures have been examined. Seminal rootsfrom compacted soil had an average length of about 40% of thatof control roots and were much thicker. The ABA levels in 10mm tips of impeded roots (c. 2535 ng g1 fr.wt.)did not differ significantly from those of normal root tipson both a fresh and dry weight basis. The levels in 01mm tips were approximately double those in the remaining 110mm zones. IAA levels were increased by about 3 times in impededroots (176.3 as compared with 52.4 ng g1 fr.wt) and itis concluded that this response is likely to be the main causeof the morphological and growth changes brought about by soilcompaction. |
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