Abstract
The endogenous levels of gibberellins (GAs) determined by a combined HPLC-bioassay procedure and the formation ofent-kaurene, an immediate GA precursor, in cell-free extracts were studied in relation to seed development inPharbitis nil Choisy cv. Violet. Three biologically active GA fractions were obtained, tentatively identified as GA3, GA5/ GA20, and a GA fraction, possibly GA19 and/or GA44, which all increased in activity during early seed development and subsequently declined during maturation of the seeds. The total endogenous GA level reached its maximum at 19 days after anthesis, just before the seeds had attained their maximum fresh weight at about 23 days after anthesis. Similarly, theent-kaurene synthesizing capacity showed a rapid increase during the period of rapid growth of the seeds, followed by a decline during maturation.
A direct relationship between the endogenous GA levels and theent-kaurene synthesizing capacity of a particular tissue was indicated.
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Barendse, G.W.M., Dijkstra, A. & Moore, T.C. The biosynthesis of the gibberellin precursorent-kaurene in cell-free extracts and the endogenous gibberellins of Japanese morning glory in relation to seed development. J Plant Growth Regul 2, 165–175 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02042245
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