Auxin-induced sprout growth inhibition: Role of endogenous ethylene |
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Authors: | Jeffrey C Suttle |
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Institution: | 1. Northern Crop Science Laboratory, USDA-ARS, PO Box 5677, 58105, Fargo, North Dakota
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Abstract: | The role of endogenous ethylene in auxin-mediated tuber sprout growth inhibition was determined in potato (Solanum tuberosum L. cv. Russet Burbank) minitubers. Treatment of tubers with biologically active auxins resulted in a transient, dose-dependent increase in ethylene production and inhibition of sprout growth. Biologically inactive auxin analogs elicited neither response. Continuous exposure to > 0.001 μL L-1 exogenous ethylene inhibited sprout growth in a dose-dependent manner with complete inhibition occurring at ethylene concentrations ≥1 μL L-1. In further studies with the active auxin α-naphthalene acetic acid (NAA), the role of ethylene in auxin-induced sprout growth inhibition was determined using ethylene biosynthesis and action inhibitors. The ethylene biosynthesis inhibitor aminoethoxyvinylglycine reduced NAA-induced ethylene biosynthesis by over 80% but had no effect on sprout growth inhibition. The non-competitive ethylene action inhibitor silver thiosulfate had no effect on NAA-induced sprout growth inhibition. Similarly, both the competitive ethylene action inhibitor 2,5-norbornadiene and the irreversible action inhibitor 1-methylcyclopropene were ineffective in reducing NAA-mediated sprout growth inhibition. Collectively, these results do not support the proposal that, in the case of potato tuber sprouts, auxininduced growth inhibition is mediated by endogenous ethylene action. |
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