Summary
Tritiated gibberellins (GAs) A1, A4, A5 and A20 injected into the apical bud of light-grown Phaseolus coccineus L. seedlings were retained in the apical region and underwent little metabolism in 24 h. However, when injected into the hypocotyl, the [3H]GAs were extensively metabolised and redistributed. All four GAs were equally effective in promoting subapical elongation in shoot explants irrespective of apical or basal application. The metabolism and export of [3H]GA4 by excised organs incubated for 24 h in buffer solution was both quantitatively and qualitatively different to that of the corresponding treated organs of intact plants, suggesting abnormal metabolic conditions in explants. [3H]GAs applied to embryonic axes of germinating seeds were translocated into the cotyledons but no translocation in the reverse direction took place.
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Abbreviations
- GA:
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gibberellin
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Nash, L.J., Crozier, A. Translocation and metabolism of [3H]gibberellins by light-grown Phaseolus coccineus seedlings. Planta 127, 221–231 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00380719
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