ISSN:
1435-8107
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture, Fishery, Domestic Science, Nutrition
Notes:
Abstract An improved filter paper disk bioassay for determining activities of plant growth regulators was developed and evaluated. Indole-3-acetic acid (IAA), (±)-abscisic acid (ABA), and 6-furfurylamino-purine (kinetin) were dissolved in 95% ethanol at fixed dilutions. Specific concentrations of each growth regulator were then evenly dropped onto individual 6-cm paper disks and the solvent evaporated. The activities of the above three water-insoluble plant growth regulators in both solution and the disk assay were compared using the excised cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) cotyledon root formation bioassay (IAA), wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) coleoptile straight growth bioassay (ABA), and cucumber cotyledon expansion bioassay (kinetin), and similar results were obtained at each concentration. The possible principle of this method has been studied using the cucumber cotyledon expansion bioassay. The results suggested that the disks, as carriers, had highly dispersed kinetin molecules on them and greatly accelerated the dissolution and diffusion of kinetin from disks to water.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF02115479
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