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The effects of methyl jasmonate on sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) seed germination and seedling development

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Some effects of methyl jasmonate (Me-Ja) on sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) seed germination and seedling development are described and compared with those of ABA. Both growth regulators have very similar action. They inhibit germination, but high concentrations of O2 in the atmosphere suppress this inhibitory action. Depending on the concentration, Me-Ja inhibits root and hypcotyl growth, however the root is more sensitive to Me-Ja than to ABA. Me-Ja also strongly reduces oxygen uptake during germination and inhibits chlorophyll biosynthesis in isolated cotyledons.

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  1. Laboratoire de Physiologie des Organes Végétaux après Récolte, C.N.R.S., 4 ters, route des Gardes, 92190, Meudon, France

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  2. Research Institute of Pomology and Floriculture, Pomologiczna 18, PL-96-100, Skierniewice, Poland

    R. M. Rudnicki

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Corbineau, F., Rudnicki, R.M. & Côme, D. The effects of methyl jasmonate on sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) seed germination and seedling development. Plant Growth Regul 7, 157–169 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00028238

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