Differential Regulation of Trichome Formation on the Adaxial and Abaxial Leaf Surfaces by Gibberellins and Photoperiod in Arabidopsis thaliana (L.) Heynh
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- 1 August 1996
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Plant Physiology
- Vol. 111 (4), 1321-1328
- https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.111.4.1321
Abstract
In wild-type (WT) Columbia and Landsberg erecta ecotypes of Arabidopsis thaliana (L.) Heynh., trichomes are present on the adaxial surfaces of all rosette leaves but are absent from the abaxial surfaces of the first-formed leaves. We have determined that both long-day (LD) photoperiod and gibberellin (GA) stimulate trichome formation. WT plants grown in LD conditions produce the first abaxial trichome on earlier leaves than plants grown in short-day (SD) conditions. Photoperiod sensitivity of abaxial trichome formation on WT plants develops gradually over time, reaching the maximum sensitivity about 24 d after germination. Application of gibberellic acid to WT plants growing in SD conditions accelerates the onset of abaxial trichomes. Conversely, application of 20 to 80 mg L-1 paclobutrazol, a GA biosynthesis inhibitor, to wild-type plants suppresses trichome initiation on the abaxial epidermis. The GA-deficient mutants ga1–5 and ga4–1 and the GA-insensitive mutant gai-1 exhibit delayed onset of abaxial trichomes when grown in LD conditions. The null mutant ga1–3 produces completely glabrous leaves when grown in SD conditions. Application of gibberellic acid to glabrous ga1–3 plants consistently induces earlier formation of trichomes on the adaxial epidermis than on the abaxial epidermis, demonstrating a difference between the adaxial and abaxial surfaces in their response to GA with regard to trichome formation.Keywords
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