| Literature DB >> 16658100 |
J Rudich1, A H Halevy, N Kedar.
Abstract
Ethylene evolved from monoecious and gynoecious cucumber (Cucumis sativus) plants grown under short and long day conditions was determined. More ethylene was evolved from floral buds and apices bearing buds than from whole seedlings of comparable weight. More ethylene also was evolved from apices of the gynoecious than from those of the monoecious type. Furthermore, quantities evolved from female buds were greater than from male ones and plants grown under short day conditions which promote femaleness evolved more ethylene than those grown under long day conditions. The data suggest that ethylene participates in the endogenous regulation of sex expression by promoting femaleness.Entities:
Year: 1972 PMID: 16658100 PMCID: PMC366096 DOI: 10.1104/pp.49.6.998
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Plant Physiol ISSN: 0032-0889 Impact factor: 8.340