GA application induces alteration in sex ratio and cell death in <Emphasis Type="Italic">Jatropha curcas</Emphasis> |
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Authors: | Vijay Makwana Purna Shukla Pushpa Robin |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara, 390 002, India; |
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Abstract: | Jatropha curcas L. is a commercially important plant with biodiesel and medicinal potential. It is a monoecious plant with staminate and
pistillate flowers in same inflorescence with number of staminate flowers being higher than pistillate ones resulting in very
low fruit yield. Altering sex ratio to increase the number of female flowers would lead to better yield. Phytohormones are
most important factors known to alter sex ratio in plants. The mechanism by which phytohormones alter sex ratio differs in
different plant species. Among phytohormones, GA plays an important role in sex alteration. In this study, we report the effect
of exogenous application of GA on sex modification in J. curcas. There was considerable increase in number of female flowers by application of GA. At lower concentrations (10 and 100 ppm),
increase in number of female flowers and fruit yield was proportionate to the concentration of hormone used but at higher
concentration (1,000 ppm) though there was an increase in number of female flowers, fruit yield decreased. This was due to
an increased peduncle length and enhanced cell death as a consequence of endogenous release of hydrogen peroxide in response
to increased GA, resulting in withering of fruits. |
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