ISSN:
1435-8107
Keywords:
Key Words. Amino acid—Auxin—Oryza sativa—Rice—Zinc
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture, Fishery, Domestic Science, Nutrition
Notes:
Abstract. A high zinc concentration of 520 μm, approximately 100 times that used most often in standard plant tissue culture media, was found to be superior in liquid callus cultures of japonica rice, increasing growth to 146% compared with standard N6 medium. At the same time, the internal zinc concentration increased 40 times in fast growing cells; soluble protein doubled, and free amino acids decreased. Under zinc-free conditions the cultures slowed in growth, and several free amino acids such as aspartic acid, glutamic acid, asparagine, and glutamine accumulated. We suggest that zinc acts as a direct regulatory factor in inducing auxin activity, but not auxin levels, making high internal zinc accumulation mandatory if high auxin concentrations are required as in rice callus cultures.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/PL00007003
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