Ca2+ acts synergistically with brassinosteroid and indole‐3‐acetic acid in stimulating ethylene production in etiolated mung bean hypocotyl segments

Richard N. Arteca, J. Guern

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Abstract

Brassinosteroid (BR) and indole‐3‐acetic acid (IAA) were used in combination with Ca2+ in order to determine if there was a synergistic effect in the stimulation of ethylene production in etiolated mung bean (Vigna radiata L. Rwilez ev. Berken) hypocotyl segments. Ca2+ was found to act synergistically with BR. IAA or a combination of the two in promoting a stimulation in ethylene production. EDTA, which chelates Ca2+, greatly reduced the effectiveness of calcium salts in promoting ethylene production in the presene of either BR, IAA or a combination of the two. Neither K+, Mg2+ nor Mn24 (chloride salts) acted synergistically with BR and IAA.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)102-104
Number of pages3
JournalPhysiologia Plantarum
Volume62
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 1984

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Physiology
  • Genetics
  • Plant Science
  • Cell Biology

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