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Application of 3-amino-1, 2, 4-triazole (amitrole) causes chlorosis inCanna edulis. The contents of chlorophyll, carotenoids, µ-carotene and plastoquinone are reduced drastically in young leaves, whilst that of aged leaves are not affected. Photosynthetic O2 evolution by isolated mesophyll cells of amitrole-treated young leaf is drastically inhibited when compared to that of aged leaf. The turnover of pigment synthesis is implicated in the specific inhibition of chloroplast development by amitrole in the young leaves ofCanna.
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Vivekanandan, M. Selective induction of chlorosis by amitrole in young leaves ofCanna edulis Ker. Proc. Indian Acad. Sci. 89, 395–400 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03046217
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