Evidence for active Phloem loading in the minor veins of sugar beet |
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Authors: | Sovonick S A Geiger D R Fellows R J |
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Affiliation: | Department of Biology, University of Dayton, Dayton, Ohio 45469. |
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Abstract: | Phloem loading in source leaves of sugar beet (Beta vulgaris, L.) was studied to determine the extent of dependence on energy metabolism and the involvement of a carrier system. Dinitrophenol at a concentration of 4 mm uncoupled respiration, lowered source leaf ATP to approximately 40% of the level in the control leaf and inhibited translocation of exogenously supplied 14C-sucrose to approximately 20% of the control. Dinitrophenol at a concentration of 8 mm inhibited rather than promoted CO2 production, indicating a mechanism of inhibition other than uncoupling of respiration. The 8 mm dinitrophenol also reduced ATP to approximately 40% of the level in the control source leaf and reduced translocation of exogenous sucrose to approximately 10% of the control. Application of 4 mm ATP to an untreated source leaf promoted the translocation rate by approximately 80% over the control, while in leaves treated with 4 mm dinitrophenol, 4 mm ATP restored translocation to the control level. No recovery of translocation was observed when ATP was applied to leaves treated with 8 mm dinitrophenol. The results indicate an energy-requiring process for both phloem loading and translocation in the source leaf. |
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