Abstract
Gibberellins in the embryo-suspensor system have been considered so far only in Phaseolus coccineus. We present in this report the localization of gibberellin-like substances in the suspensors of Tropaeolum majus L. and Cytisus laburnum L. The total gibberellin activity (expressed as gibberellic-acid equivalent in the α-amylase bioassay) in 2000 suspensors (106 mg fresh weight; FW) of C. laburnum and in 600 suspensors (236 mg FW) of T. majus were 50.9 μg g-1 FW and 8.9 μg g-1 FW respectively.
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Abbreviations
- GA:
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gibberellin
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Picciarelli, P., Alpi, A., Pistelli, L. et al. Gibberellin-like activity in suspensors of Tropaeolum majus L. and Cytisus laburnum L.. Planta 162, 566–568 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00399924
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