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Abscission-inducing properties of methyl jasmonate, ABA, and ABA-methyl ester and their interactions with ethephon, AgNO3, and malformin

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The biological activities of methyl jasmonate, ABA, methyl abscisate, and malformin were compared in a variety ofVigna radiata abscission tests. Although each compound diminished or completely negated the antiethylene properties of Ag+, differences in potency were observed. ABA and ABA-Me stimulated leaf abscission in the dark, potentiated abscission with low concentrations of ethephon, and interacted synergistically with malformin, whereas methyl jasmonate was inactive in each of these tests. Methyl jasmonate was most active in potentiating leaf abscission induced by high ethephon concentrations and stimulated petiole abscission, whether applied proximally or distally, from debladed explants. In two tests, negation of Ag+ activity and interaction with malformin, ABA concentrations as low as 0.1 μM were biologically active and indicated that ABA can be a highly active abscission-inducing compound. Based on differences in biological activity, it was concluded that the modes of action of methyl jasmonate, ABA, and malformin were different.

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  1. Department of Botany and Plant Pathology, Purdue University, 47907, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA

    Roy W. Curtis

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Journal Paper No. 9811 of the Purdue Agricultural Experiment Station.

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Curtis, R.W. Abscission-inducing properties of methyl jasmonate, ABA, and ABA-methyl ester and their interactions with ethephon, AgNO3, and malformin. J Plant Growth Regul 3, 157–168 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02042000

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