Flowering Response in Relation to C and N Contents of Pharbitis nil Plants Cultured in Nitrogen-Poor Media |
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Authors: | Wada, Kiyomi Shinozaki, Yoshiaki |
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Affiliation: | Biological Institute, Faculty of Science, Shizuoka University Oya 836, Shizuoka 422, Japan |
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Abstract: | Flowering of seedlings of Pharbitis nil, strains Violet andTendan, cultured in modified White's medium, was promoted bymedium dilution, the critical dark period being shortened byabout 15 min. Dilution of the N source alone was enough to causethe medium-dilution effect. Dilution of the culture medium duringthe day before and on the day of exposure to the dark-period(a total of two days) caused the maximum dilution effect. TheC and N contents of the cotyledons and of the shoot apices changedrapidly in response to medium dilution. In 1/2-strength White'smedium with 1/1,000 strength NO3 which was most effectivefor flower promotion, the C-N ratio was highest. In 1/2-strengthmodified White's medium, in which flowering was lowest withthe longest critical dark period, the C-N ratio was lowest.Thus, there is a close relation between flowering response andthe C-N ratio in cotyledons or shoot apices of Pharbitis nil. (Received September 14, 1984; Accepted January 26, 1985) |
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