Abstract
Effects of ethanol, the end product of ethanolic fermentation, on the growth of rice (Oryza sativa L.) seedlings were determined as a means of evaluating growth responses under anoxia. The ethanol concentrations in roots and coleoptiles of the seedlings subjected to 48 h-anoxia, and in their culture medium were 23 and 32 µmol g−1 fresh weight, and 19 µmol ml−1, respectively. The growth of the roots and coleoptiles of the seedlings was restricted by exogenous ethanol at concentrations above 50 mM and 100 mM, respectively, suggesting that the roots are more sensitive to ethanol than the coleoptiles.
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