ISSN:
1615-6102
Schlagwort(e):
Cell cycle
;
DNA
;
Flower initiation
;
Phytochrome
;
Shoot apex
;
Silene
Quelle:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Thema:
Biologie
Notizen:
Summary 28-day-old plant ofSilene coeli-rosa were exposed at 1,700 hours to 5 or 10 minutes red light, 5 or 10 minutes far-red light, red followed by far-red, far-red followed by red or maintained in darkness. Measurements of the proportions of cells with the 2 C and 4 C amounts of DNA in the shoot apex of the plants, sampled at 2,000 hours, showed that far-red light promoted an increase in the G2 proportion whereas red light resulted in an increase in the G1 proportion of the cell cycle, relative to the dark controls. Moreover these changes were red, far-red reversible. All light treatments resulted in increases in the mitotic index in the apex compared with the dark controls, suggesting increases in the growth rate. The data implicate phytochrome in a low energy response and suggest that, in the shoot apex, G1 is shortened markedly following exposure to farred light, whilst G2 is shortened the most following exposure to red light. The results are discussed in relation to flower-initiation.
Materialart:
Digitale Medien
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01276831
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