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In this study, we determined whether relationships existed between dark respiration and genotype at five enzyme polymorphisms in perennial ryegrass, Lolium perenne L. Positive correlations were found between Q 10 of dark respiration and genotype at the phosphoglucomutase (PGM) and 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase (6PGD) loci. Plants doubly homozygous for the common allele at these loci were found to have Q 10 values 20% higher than those for double heterozygotes. In plants that were heat stressed for five consecutive days, Q 10 was found to be negatively correlated with apparent vigor after stressing. Individuals homozygous for PGM and 6PGD (with higher Q 10 values) exhibited more apparent damage following the stress than heterozygous individuals. Both PGM and 6PGD occupy positions in metabolism with regulatory potential. Although caution must be used in assigning causal relationships, the results suggest that specific forms of these enzymes are directly related to, or are correlated with, the determinants of respiratory efficiency in L. perenne.
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Rainey, D.Y., Mitton, J.B. & Monson, R.K. Associations between enzyme genotypes and dark respiration in perennial ryegrass, Lolium perenne L.. Oecologia 74, 335–338 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00378926
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