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Location of ethylene production in cotton flowers and dehiscing fruits

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Over half of the ethylene produced by 1-day-old cotton flowers came from the combined stigma, style, and stamens. These tissues produced 0.0050 μl/flower·h compared to 0.0024 and 0.0010 μl/flower·h produced by the petals and ovary, respectively. Walls of dehiscing cotton fruits produced 0.052 μl ethylene/fruit·h. This was approximately 50% more than seeds plus fiber which produced 0.033 μl/fruit·h.

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  1. Plant Sciences Department, Texas A&M University, 77843, College Station, Texas, USA

    John A. Lipe & Page W. Morgan

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Lipe, J.A., Morgan, P.W. Location of ethylene production in cotton flowers and dehiscing fruits. Planta 115, 93–96 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00388610

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