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Effect of some pyrimidine analogues on flowering of long-day and short-day plants

Vliv některých pyrimidinových analog na kvetení dlouhodenních a krátkodenních rostlin

Влияпие некоторых пи римидинов на за цветание длинноднев ньгх и короткодневны х растении

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Biologia Plantarum

Abstract

6-azauracil (AU) and 2-thiouracil (TU) were applied to the short-day plants Pharbitis Nil and Chenopodium rubrum and to the long-day plants Hyoscyamus niger, Lolium temulentum and Triticum aestivum cv. Chlumecká 12 at different times before, during or at the end of floral induction. In wheat the effect of 5-bromouracil, 5-iodouracil and 2-thio-6-azauracil was also tested.With the exception of bromouracil, which slightly stimulated flowering in wheat, all analogues either strongly inhibited or completely blocked flowering when applied in appropriate concentrations a short time prior to induction or at its beginning. Treatments given a longer time before induction or after its termination was less effective. Inhibition of flowering was always associated with damage to the vegetative growth. The effect of TU was reversed by uracil and that of AU by uridine, if these compounds were applied simultaneously with the analogue at a concentration exceeding at least 5 times that of the analogue. Reversal also applied to vegetative growth. Simultaneous application of gibberellin and analogues did not remove the inhibition.

Abstract

Aplikovali jsme 6-azauracil (AU) a 2-thiouracil (TU) na krátkodenní rostliny Pharbitis Nil a Chenopodium, rubrum a na dlouhodenní rostliny Hyoscyamus niger, Lolium temulentum a Triticum aestivum cv. Chlumecká 12 v různych dobách krátee před květní indukcí, v jejím průběhu a po jejím ukončení. U pšenice jsme zkoušeli téz účinek 5-bromuracilu, 5-joduracilu a 2-thio-6-azauracilu. Kromě bromuracilu, který kveteni pšenice slabě stimuloval, všechna analoga kvetení bud silně inhibovala nebo úplně blokovala, bylá-li aplikována krátce před indukcí nebo na jejím začátku. Delši dobu před indukcí a po jejím ukončení byl účinek analogů slabší. Inhibice kvetení byla vždy spojena s poškozením vegetativního růstu. Úč inek TU se dal zvrátit uracilem, účinek AU uridinem, byly-li tyto látky aplikovány současně s analogem v koncentraci aspoň o půl řádu vyšší. Reverse se týkala i vegetativního růstu. Současná aplikace giberelinu a analogů nevedla k odstranění inhibice.

Abstract

Исследовали влияние азаурацила (АУ) и тиоур ацила (ТУ) на короткодн евные растения Pharbitis Nil и Chenopodium rubrum и на дл иннодневные растени я Hyoscyamus niger, Lolium temulentum и Triticum aestivum (сорт Хлумецка я 12). Растения опрыски вали этими веществам и перед индукцией све том, а также во время ин дукции н после нее. На пшенице было пр оверено также влияни е 5-бромурацила, 5-йодур ацила и 2-тио 6-азаурацила. Эа исключ ением бромурацила, ко торый в небольнюй сте пени стимули ровал зацветание у пш еницы, все изученные н иримидиновые аналог и сильно тормозили или полностъю предот вращали переюд расте пий к цветению, если их применнли в до статочных концентра циях пезадолго до инд укции или в начале инд укции светом. При воздействии этим и веществами задолго до индукции или после ее окончания их влияние было юлее сла бым. Торможение зацве тания всегда сопрово ждалосъ замедле нпем вегетативного р оста. Блняние ТУ было о братимо, если одновре менно растениям давали уранил в конце нтрации по крайней ме ре в 5 раз большей, чем к онцентрация его аналога. Таким же обра зом действие АУ было о братимо в присутстви и уридина. Такое обращение касалось и вегетативного роста. Одновременное приме нение гиббереллина не устраняло торможс ния зацветания пирим идиновыми аналогами.

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TeltscherovÁ, L., SeidlovÁ, F. & Krekule, J. Effect of some pyrimidine analogues on flowering of long-day and short-day plants. Biol Plant 9, 234–244 (1967). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02929742

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