Abscission: The Phytogerontological Effects of Ethylene
- 1 January 1971
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Plant Physiology
- Vol. 47 (1), 7-9
- https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.47.1.7
Abstract
The role of ethylene in the aging of bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L. cv. Red Kidney) petiole abscission zone explants was examined. The data indicate that ethylene does accelerate aging in addition to inducing changes in break strength. Application of ethylene during the aging stage (stage 1) promoted abscission when followed by a second ethylene treatment during the cell separating stage (stage 2). The half-maximal effective concentration of ethylene to induce aging was around 0.3 microliter per liter; 10 microliters per liter was a saturating dose. CO2 reversal of ethylene action during stage 1 was incomplete and gave ambiguous results. CO2 (10%) reversed the effect of 10 microliters per liter ethylene but not 1 microliter per liter ethylene. The possibility that ethylene not only accelerated aging but was also a requirement for it was tested, and experimental evidence in favor of this idea was obtained. It was concluded that ethylene plays a dual role in the abscission of bean petiole explants: a phytogerontological effect and a cellulase-inducing effect.Keywords
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