Abstract
Isolated cotyledons of Phaseolus vulgaris L. cv. Canadian Wonder accumulated 14C2H4 (0.7–1 μl l-1) from air to give partition coefficients of 1 to 4, which greatly exceeded the value obtained with steam killed cotyledons (0.05) and with water (0.11). After 14C2H4 treatment, 98% of the 14C in the tissue remained as 14C2H4. The labelled ethylene accumulated by cotyledons was released only slowly (1–10% h-1) either in an air stream or into toluene. Heating to 60°C for 2 h, but not freezing and thawing, caused the immediate release of 14C2H4 from the tissue. Propylene and vinyl chloride competitively inhibited the accumulation of 14C2H4.
Cotyledons emanated endogenous ethylene at a very low rate but after heating (although not freezing and thawing) 13 nl of ethylene per g fresh mass were released within minutes. It was concluded that french bean cotyledons hold ethylene in a compartmented form in sufficient amount to account for at least 200 h of emanation.
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Abbreviations
- PPO:
-
diphenyloxazole
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Jerie, P.H., Shaari, A.R. & Hall, M.A. The compartmentation of ethylene in developing cotyledons of Phaseolus vulgaris L.. Planta 144, 503–507 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00380130
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