Hormonal control of ear abortion in a stress-sensitive maize (Zea mays) inbred

1998 ◽  
Vol 25 (4) ◽  
pp. 481 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pierre Lejeune ◽  
Els Prinsen ◽  
Henry Van Onckelen ◽  
Georges Bernier
Keyword(s):  
Zea Mays ◽  
Indoleacetic Acid ◽  
Zea Mays L ◽  
Hormonal Control ◽  
Floral Transition ◽  
Dichlorophenoxyacetic Acid ◽  
Apical Shoot ◽  
Cold Sensitive ◽  
Sterile Leaf ◽  
2,4 Dichlorophenoxyacetic Acid

A cold-sensitive maize (Zea mays L.) inbred was used as a model for investigating the interactions between growth regulators, reproductive development, and environmental stress. In this genotype, a chilling treatment given just before floral transition caused the topmost ear to abort and be replaced at maturity by a sterile, leaf-like, structure. Exogenous applications of the synthetic auxin 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid or of the cytokinin benzyladenine respectively mimicked or prevented the abortive response caused by chilling. Chilling also induced a moderate decrease in the content of endogenous indoleacetic acid (IAA) in the apical shoot tissues. By contrast, zeatin-type cytokinins decreased dramatically (5–8 fold), both in the apical shoot tissues and in the xylem exudate of chilled plants. Overall, the ratio of free-IAA to zeatin-cytokinins was increased in the apical shoot of chilled plants. Our results suggest that: (1) ear abortion induced by chilling might be related to an altered cytokinin content; (2) the number of developing ears may be limited by the endogenous levels of cytokinins just before floral transition; and (3) cytokinins may have a potential for increasing yield in maize.

Herbicide-Induced Ethylene Production: Role of the Gas in Sublethal Doses of 2,4-D

Weed Science ◽  
1968 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 498-500 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. B. Abeles
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Dioxide ◽  
Zea Mays ◽  
Glycine Max ◽  
Ethylene Production ◽  
Competitive Inhibitor ◽  
Inhibitory Effect ◽  
Dichlorophenoxyacetic Acid ◽  
Sublethal Doses ◽  
2,4 Dichlorophenoxyacetic Acid

Ethylene production was stimulated by 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) from light-grown corn (Zea mays L., var. XL-15) and soybeans (Glycine max Merr., var. Hawkeye). Ethylene had an inhibitory effect on the growth of corn and soybeans, but a reversal of the ethylene effect could not be clearly demonstrated using the competitive inhibitor, carbon dioxide. Ethylene did not mimic the ability of 2,4-D to cause growth curvatures. It was concluded that ethylene played a role in the activity of sublethal amounts of 2,4-D.

Absorption and Dissipation of TCA by Wheat and Oats

Weed Science ◽  
1970 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 492-496 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul N. P. Chow
Keyword(s):  
Triticum Aestivum ◽  
Zea Mays ◽  
Hordeum Vulgare ◽  
Avena Sativa ◽  
Trichloroacetic Acid ◽  
Potassium Cyanide ◽  
Dichlorophenoxyacetic Acid ◽  
Wheat Seedlings ◽  
The Difference ◽  
2,4 Dichlorophenoxyacetic Acid

In the greenhouse, five crops were grown in soil containing trichloroacetic acid (TCA) at 3 to 24 ppm. Based on seedling yields, corn (Zea mays L., var. Morden 88) and oats (Avena sativa L., var. Rodney) were relatively tolerant to TCA at all rates, barley (Hordeum vulgare L., var. Conquest) and rye (Secale cereale L., var. Antelope) were tolerant at lower rates, but wheat (Triticum aestivum L., var. Manitou) suffered injury at all rates. When TCA-2-14C was applied to the roots of wheat and oats seedlings in water or nutrient solution, wheat seedlings absorbed more TCA-2-14C than oats. Potassium cyanide (KCN) and 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) decreased TCA-2-14C absorption by wheat more than that by oats. From 5 to 21 days after application, wheat retained two to four times as much TCA-2-14C as oats. Thus, half of the TCA-2-14C in shoots and roots of wheat disappeared in 11.3 and 11.4 days, respectively, compared with 7.9 and 3.5 days for oats. Based on this investigation, the difference in susceptibility of wheat and oats to TCA appeared to be governed by the metabolic processes involved in absorption and dissipation.

scholarly journals Reversion of Senescence: Effects of 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic Acid and Indoleacetic Acid on Respiration, Ethylene Production, and Ripening of Banana Fruit Slices

1969 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 601 ◽  
Author(s):  
M Vendrell
Keyword(s):  
Aqueous Solutions ◽  
Ethylene Production ◽  
Indoleacetic Acid ◽  
Dichlorophenoxyacetic Acid ◽  
Banana Fruit ◽  
Unripe Fruit ◽  
2,4 Dichlorophenoxyacetic Acid

Slices cut from green, unripe fruit were treated by infiltration with aqueous solutions of 2,4�dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4�D) and indoleacetic acid (lAA). 2,4.D delayed but increased the size of those peaks in respiration and ethylene production which are induced by cutting; ripening was also delayed. These effects were proportional to concentrations of 2,4.D in the range 1O-LlO-3M. Higher concentrations caused injury.

Metabolism and Residues of 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic Acid in DAS-40278-9 Maize (Zea mays) Transformed with Aryloxyalkanoate Dioxygenase-1 Gene

2016 ◽  
Vol 64 (40) ◽  
pp. 7438-7444 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiao Zhou ◽  
Sandra L. Rotondaro ◽  
Mingming Ma ◽  
Steve W. Rosser ◽  
Ed L. Olberding ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Zea Mays ◽  
Dichlorophenoxyacetic Acid ◽  
2,4 Dichlorophenoxyacetic Acid

scholarly journals Sulphur Analogues of Indoleacetic Acid: Synthesis and Biological Activity of some Thionaphthenacetic Acids

1957 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 80 ◽  
Author(s):  
NP Kefford ◽  
Judith M Kelso
Keyword(s):  
Acetic Acid ◽  
Biological Activity ◽  
Plant Growth ◽  
Indoleacetic Acid ◽  
Acid Synthesis ◽  
Dichlorophenoxyacetic Acid ◽  
Protoplasmic Streaming ◽  
2,4 Dichlorophenoxyacetic Acid ◽  
Indole 3 Acetic Acid ◽  
Acetic Acids

The thionaphthen�2�, �3-, -5-, -6�, and -7-acetic acids have been synthesized from the chlorides of the corresponding carboxylic acids by the Arndt-Eistert reaction and their plant growth-regulating activities, as indicated by their effects upon protoplasmic streaming, have been compared with those of indole-3-acetic acid (IAA) and 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4�D). The thionaphthen-3- and -7- acetic acids and IAA have similar effects upon protoplasmic streaming, while the effects of the thionaphthen-2-, -5-, and �6-acetic acids differ from those of IAA and resemble in part those of 2, 4-D.

scholarly journals Transcriptome Profiling of Maize (Zea mays L.) Leaves Reveals Key Cold-Responsive Genes, Transcription Factors, and Metabolic Pathways Regulating Cold Stress Tolerance at the Seedling Stage

Genes ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (10) ◽  
pp. 1638
Author(s):  
Joram Kiriga Waititu ◽  
Quan Cai ◽  
Ying Sun ◽  
Yinglu Sun ◽  
Congcong Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Zea Mays ◽  
Transcription Factors ◽  
Lipid Metabolism ◽  
Cold Stress ◽  
Amino Acid Metabolism ◽  
Acid Metabolism ◽  
Zea Mays L ◽  
Transcriptome Profiling ◽  
Seedling Stage ◽  
Cold Sensitive

Cold tolerance is a complex trait that requires a critical perspective to understand its underpinning mechanism. To unravel the molecular framework underlying maize (Zea mays L.) cold stress tolerance, we conducted a comparative transcriptome profiling of 24 cold-tolerant and 22 cold-sensitive inbred lines affected by cold stress at the seedling stage. Using the RNA-seq method, we identified 2237 differentially expressed genes (DEGs), namely 1656 and 581 annotated and unannotated DEGs, respectively. Further analysis of the 1656 annotated DEGs mined out two critical sets of cold-responsive DEGs, namely 779 and 877 DEGs, which were significantly enhanced in the tolerant and sensitive lines, respectively. Functional analysis of the 1656 DEGs highlighted the enrichment of signaling, carotenoid, lipid metabolism, transcription factors (TFs), peroxisome, and amino acid metabolism. A total of 147 TFs belonging to 32 families, including MYB, ERF, NAC, WRKY, bHLH, MIKC MADS, and C2H2, were strongly altered by cold stress. Moreover, the tolerant lines’ 779 enhanced DEGs were predominantly associated with carotenoid, ABC transporter, glutathione, lipid metabolism, and amino acid metabolism. In comparison, the cold-sensitive lines’ 877 enhanced DEGs were significantly enriched for MAPK signaling, peroxisome, ribosome, and carbon metabolism pathways. The biggest proportion of the unannotated DEGs was implicated in the roles of long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs). Taken together, this study provides valuable insights that offer a deeper understanding of the molecular mechanisms underlying maize response to cold stress at the seedling stage, thus opening up possibilities for a breeding program of maize tolerance to cold stress.

Promoter region characterization of ZmPhyB2 associated with the photoperiod-dependent floral transition in maize (Zea mays L.)

2014 ◽  
Vol 34 (3) ◽  
pp. 1413-1422 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiyong Zhao ◽  
Haijing Liu ◽  
Xiaomin Wei ◽  
Liancheng Wu ◽  
Fangfang Cheng ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Zea Mays ◽  
Promoter Region ◽  
Zea Mays L ◽  
Floral Transition
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