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Promotion of auxin- and gibberellin-induced elongation of epicotyl segments of Vigna angularis by short-chain carboxylic acids

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Pollen tube growth is inhibited and promoted by long- and short-chain carboxylic acids, respectively, but is not affected by formic acid. For auxin- and gibberellin-induced elongation of in vitro cultured epicotyl segments of adzuki bean (Vigna angularis), a series of carboxylic acids showed similar effects as that on pollen tube growth except that formic acid showed the strongest promotive effect. The effects of formic acid and GA3 on IAA-induced elongation were additive and both were strongly inhibited by inhibitors of cellulose synthesis (coumarin) and microtubule formation (colchicine). Formic acid, possibly by incorporation into the segments, prolonged the promotion by IAA and GA3 of the elongation of epicotyl segments. Based on these results and later advances in our understanding of metabolism and the role of formic acid in protecting against oxidative stress, a possible role of formic acid on stem elongation is discussed.

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Abbreviations

GA3 :

Gibberellin A3

IAA:

Indole-3-acetic acid

ROS:

Reactive oxygen species

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Acknowledgements

I thank Prof. Yozo Iwanami of Yokohama City University for his advice as the supervisor of my graduate research at Yokohama City University. I also thank the late Prof. Hiroh Shibaoka of Tokyo Metropolitan University for his technical advice regarding the culture of adzuki bean epicotyl segments.

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Satoh, S. Promotion of auxin- and gibberellin-induced elongation of epicotyl segments of Vigna angularis by short-chain carboxylic acids. J Plant Res 134, 355–363 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10265-021-01261-z

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