Cytokinin Activity in Water-stressed Shoots
Open Access
- 1 January 1971
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Plant Physiology
- Vol. 47 (1), 87-90
- https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.47.1.87
Abstract
Water stress applied to the plant shoot through enhanced evaporative demands reduced cytokinin activity in extracts of xylem exudate and leaves. This reduction resembled the changes in cytokinin activity caused by water stress applied to the root. Cytokinin activity in detached wilting leaves decreased rapidly. Recovery took place after several hours in a humid chamber. Experiments with 14C-kinetin indicated that the mechanism of the inactivation and its reversal involve a chemical transformation of the cytokinin molecule.Keywords
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