Cytokinin-Induced Wall Extensibility in Excised Cotyledons of Radish and Cucumber 1

AUTOR(ES)

Thomas, Jerry

RESUMO

The mechanism of cytokinin-induced cell expansion in cotyledons excised from dark-grown seedlings of radish (Raphanus sativus L.) and cucumber (Cucumus sativus L.) was studied. Cotyledons were incubated in dim light with or without 17 micromolar zeatin for periods up to 3 days. Fresh weights and osmotic potentials were measured daily. Cell wall extensibility properties were measured before and after the growth period. Also, experiments in which radish cotyledons were grown in mannitol solutions of various concentrations were performed. Comparisons of growth rates and increases of tissue osmotic potentials (toward zero) during growth without mannitol indicate that wall extensibility increased during the growth period and that this extensibility was enhanced by zeatin.

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