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Phytohormone contents in Corylus avellana and their relationship to age and other developmental processes

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Endogenous levels of indole-3-acetic acid, abscisic acid, and cytokinins (Z-type: dihydrozeatin, dihydrozeatin riboside, zeatin, and zeatin riboside; iP-type: N 6-isopentenyl adenine and N 6-isopentenyl adenosine), were determined in leaves of hazelnut (Corylus avellana L.) (adult material from spring, autumn and forced outgrowth, and juvenile material). Our results showed high levels of indole-3-acetic acid, abscisic acid and total cytokinins in spring samples and low levels of the same hormones in autumn and forced outgrowth materials. The ratios of iP-type/Z-type cytokinins were low in autumn and spring leaves, while they were high in the juvenile and forced outgrowth samples. Both juvenile and forced-outgrowth hazel tissues also showed a high morphogenetic potential, suggesting that the ratio of iP-type/Z-type cytokinins may be a good index of in vitro potential of hazelnut materials.

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    H. Andrés, B. Fernández, R. Rodríguez & A. Rodríguez

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Andrés, H., Fernández, B., Rodríguez, R. et al. Phytohormone contents in Corylus avellana and their relationship to age and other developmental processes. Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture 70, 173–180 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1016347921550

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