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The effect of IAA and three synthetic auxins on the upward movement of 32P-orthophosphate and 14C-sucrose has been investigated in decapitated stems of Phaseolus vulgaris L., Pisum sativum L., Coleus blumci L. and Helianthus annuus L. IAA greatly enhanced the accumulation of 32P-orthophosphate in Phaseolus vulgaris and Pisum sativum, whereas in C. blumei and H. annuus it did not. 2,4-D like IAA, caused an increase in 14C-sucrose and 32P-orthophosphate accumulation in Phaseolus vulgaris but, unlike IAA, caused no increase in Pisum sativum. The downward transport of 14C-IAA, 14C-NAA, 14C-2,4-D and 14C-2,4,5-T from the decapitated apex was also studied. Results are discussed in terms of current theories of hormone-directed transport.
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Bowen, M.R., Wareing, P.F. Further investigations into hormone-directed transport in stems. Planta 99, 120–132 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00388244
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