Polyamines in normal and auxin-induced strawberry fruit development |
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Authors: | Tilak Ponappa A. Raymond Miller |
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Affiliation: | Biology Dept, Case Western Reserve Univ., Cleveland, OH, USA;Dept of Horticulture and Crop Science, Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, The Ohio State Univ., Wooster, OH 44691, USA. |
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Abstract: | The possible involvement of polyamines during strawberry ( Fragaria x ananassa Duch.) fruit development was investigated. Putrescine, spermidine, and spermine were identified in strawberry receptacles and achenes at all stages of development. Total (free) polyamine levels decreased from a maximum of 485 nmol g−1 fresh weight at pollination to a minimum of 55 nmol g−1 fresh weight in ripe receptacles. Total polyamine concentrations during corresponding stages of development were consistently higher in achenes than in receptacles, and ranged from 891 to 203 nmol g−1 fresh weight. Removal of achenes from the surface of developing receptacles 10 days after pollination reduced receptacle growth, and re-initiation of growth by application of 1 m M α-naphtaleneacetic acid (α-NAA) was accompanied by a rapid increase in polyamine concentrations 24 h after treatment. Polyamine content per receptacle increased >3-fold in normally developing receptacles and in de-achened, auxin-treated receptacles 10 days after removal of achenes, but did not increase during this period in de-achened receptacles not treated with exogenous auxin. α-NAA increased growth and polyamine levels to a greater extent than the structurally related, but less effective auxin, β-NAA. Polyamine concentrations in receptacles with intact achenes remained similar to those of auxin depleted (de-achened) receptacles, implying that the concentration of these compounds may not be limiting following achene removal. |
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Keywords: | Auxin Fragaria x ananassa fruit development putrescine spermidine spermine strawberry |
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