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The sink mobilizing abillity is partially determined by sugar uptake rates of storage cells. Two synthetic growth regulators (Pix and BAS 106W) were tested for their effect on sucrose uptake in root tissue discs or glucose uptake in cell cultures of sugar beet. In tissue discs, uptake at the plasmalemma was determined by incubating the discs for 1 h in the presence of 5 mM sucrose and at the tonoplast for 4 h in the presence of 40 mM sucrose. Cell cultures were incubated for 1 h in the presence of 1 mM glucose. Pix (10 mg l−1) caused a 20% stimulation of active sucrose uptake at the plasmalemma. Active sucrose uptake at the tonoplast was increased 67% by 100 mg l−1 Pix. No effect of BAS 106W was observed on sucrose uptake in tissue discs. In cell cultures, a 65% enhancement of active glucose uptake was observed with both Pix and BAs 106W. When the bioregulators were applied to the root medium of seedlings, Pix but not BAS 106W resulted in increased root/shoot ratio, translocation of 14C-assimilates, and allocation of more biomass to the root sink. The data suggested that sugar transport and translocation may be used as biochemical criteria for rapid screening of effective yield enhancing bioregulators.
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Daie, J. Bioregulator enhancement of sink activity in sugar beet. Plant Growth Regul 5, 219–228 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00024697
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