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The relationships between ethylene production and germination ofCicer arietinum seeds

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Biologia Plantarum

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The germination percentage of chick-pea (Cicer arietinum) Seeds was greatly reduced by temperatures of 30°C and 35°C. This thermoinhibition was overcome by ethylene (ethrel). Both ABA and PEG diminished ethylene production and germination percentage in a parallel way. FC, MGBG and CHA stimulated both ethylene production and germination. AVG reduced ethylene production to some extent but did not inhibit germination. CoCl2 and PG completely prevented both ethylene production and germination; this effect was reversed by ethylene but not by its immediate precursor ACC. NBE prevented both germination and ethylene production. Our results suggest that high ethylene production rates are not essential for germination of chick-pea seeds but that certain quantities of ethylene may be required.

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Abbreviations

ABA:

abscisic acid

ACC:

1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid

AVG:

aminoethoxyvinylglycine

CHA:

cyclohexylamine

EFE:

ethylene-forming enzyme

ethrel:

2-chloroethylphosphonic acid

FC:

fusicoccin

MGBG:

methyl-glyoxal-bis-guanylhydrazone

NBE:

norbornadiene

PEG:

polyethyleneglycol

PG:

propylgallate

SAM:

S-adenosylmethionine

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  1. Departmento de Biologia Vegetal, Instituto de Biotecnologia, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Granada, E-18001, Granada, España

    M. Gallardo, P. Muñoz de Rueda, A. Matilla & I. M. Sanchez-Calle

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Gallardo, M., Muñoz de Rueda, P., Matilla, A. et al. The relationships between ethylene production and germination ofCicer arietinum seeds. Biol Plant 36, 201–207 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02921086

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