Hormonal regulation of morphogenesis and cold-resistance: II. EFFECT of cold-acclimation AND of EXOGENOUS abscisic ACID on GIBBERELLIC acid AND abscisic ACID activities IN alfalfa (Medicago sativa L. Seedlings

Miriam Waldman, A. Rikin, A. Dovrat, A. E. Richmond

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    Abstract

    The endogenous levels of gibberellin and abscisic acid were determined in extracts from seedlings of alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) ov. Hairy Peruvian and cv. Ranger, growing under long days and high temperatures (not inducing cold-hardiness), or short days and low temperatures (inducing cold-hardiness). Under inductive conditions only Ranger was coldacclimated, exhibiting a rosette growth; non-acclimated seedlings of Ranger and Hairy Peruvian developed an elongated shoot. Under non-inductive conditions gibberellin A3 (GA3)-like activity was found in both cultivars. Under inductive conditions GA3-like activity increased in Hairy Peruvian and was almost non-existent in Ranger. In spite of morphological modification, ABA-like activity was hardly affected by thermophotoperiod conditions. Addition of ABA to the nutrient solution of seedlings growing under non-inductive conditions simulated the effects of short days and of low temperatures. It diminished GA3 content, and affected morphological modification of the seedlings. It is concluded that the modification of the ABA/GA balance, through the decrease of the GA level, monitors the capacity of the twoalfalfa cultivars to become cold-acclimated when exposed to low temperatures.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)853-859
    Number of pages7
    JournalJournal of Experimental Botany
    Volume26
    Issue number6
    DOIs
    StatePublished - 1 Dec 1975

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Physiology
    • Plant Science

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