Source-sink Relationships, Seed Sucrose Levels and Seed Growth Rates in Soybean |
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Authors: | Egli D B; Bruening W P |
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Institution: | Department of Agronomy, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, 40546-0091, USA |
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Abstract: | Field experiments using two soybean (Glycine max L. Merrill)cultivars (Elgin 87 and Essex) wereconducted for 2 years near Lexington, KY, USA to evaluate theeffect of source-sink alterations on seed carbohydrate statusand growth. Sucrose concentrations in developing cotyledonsof control plants were consistently low (<50 m M) early inseed development, but they increased to 100150 m M byphysiological maturity. The concentrations increased in bothyears by 47 to 59% when 90% of the pods were removed from Elgin87, but the increase had no effect on individual seedgrowth rate (SGR). Shading (80%) reduced cotyledon sucrose levelsand SGR in both years. The critical cotyledon sucrose concentration(the concentration providing 80% of the maximum cotyledon growthrate) was estimated fromin vitro cotyledon growth at sucroseconcentrations of 0200 m M. These critical concentrationsvaried from 72124 m M;in planta control cotyledon sucroseconcentrations were below this critical level during the firsthalf of seed growth but exceeded it in the later stages of growthin all experiments. The estimated critical concentration wasconsistent with the failure of in planta SGR to respond to anincrease in assimilate supply and with the reduction in SGRassociated with a decrease in assimilate supply. The resultssuggest that soybean SGR is generally sink limited if photosynthesisincreases during seed filling, but source limited if photosynthesisis reduced. Copyright 2001 Annals of Botany Company Glycine max(L.) Merrill, soybean, source-sink ratios, sucrose, starch, depodding, shade, in vitro culture |
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