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Regulation and role of differential ethylene biosynthesis in gravistimulated Antirrhinum majus L. cut flower stems

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2005

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669

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Woltering, E.J., Agrotechnology and Food Innovations (AandF), Wageningen University, Research Center, PO BOX 17, 6700AA Wageningen, Netherlands
Balk, P.A., Agrotechnology and Food Innovations (AandF), Wageningen University, Research Center, PO BOX 17, 6700AA Wageningen, Netherlands
Nijenhuis-De Vries, M.A., Agrotechnology and Food Innovations (AandF), Wageningen University, Research Center, PO BOX 17, 6700AA Wageningen, Netherlands
Faivre, M., Agrotechnology and Food Innovations (AandF), Wageningen University, Research Center, PO BOX 17, 6700AA Wageningen, Netherlands
Ruys, G., Agrotechnology and Food Innovations (AandF), Wageningen University, Research Center, PO BOX 17, 6700AA Wageningen, Netherlands
Somhorst, D., Agrotechnology and Food Innovations (AandF), Wageningen University, Research Center, PO BOX 17, 6700AA Wageningen, Netherlands
Philosoph-Hadas, S., Dept. of Postharvest Science of Fresh Produce, ARO, Volcani Center, PO BOX 6, Bet Dagan 50250, Israel
Friedman, H., Dept. of Postharvest Science of Fresh Produce, ARO, Volcani Center, PO BOX 6, Bet Dagan 50250, Israel

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Gravistimulation induced differential ethylene production in Antirrhinum majus L. cut flower stems with highest levels in the lower halves of the gravistimulated stems. Expression levels of three different 1-aminocyclopropane- 1- carboxylate (ACC) synthase (ACS) genes, an ACC oxidase (ACO) and an ethylene receptor (ETR/ERS homolog) gene were studied in the bending zone after 9 h of gravistimulation. One of the ACS genes (Am-ACS3) was abundantly expressed in the lower halves but not in the upper halves of gravistimulated stems. This strongly suggests that Am-ACS3 is responsible for the observed differential ethylene production in gravistimulated stems. Am-ACO and Am-ETR/ERS gene expression was increased in both the lower and upper halves of gravistimulated stems, suggesting that they play no role in differential ethylene production. When gravistimulation was performed in an environment enriched with either 20 μL/L ethylene or 100 nL/L 1-methylcyclopropene (1-MCP), a slight stimulation of bending by 1-MCP and a slight inhibition of bending by ethylene were observed. The regulation and role of ethylene in gravitropism of cut snapdragon flowering stems is discussed.

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