Leaf Abscission in Peach, Prunus persica (L.) Batsch: Ultrastructural and Biochemical Aspects
- 1 December 1987
- journal article
- research article
- Published by University of Chicago Press in Botanical Gazette
- Vol. 148 (4) , 433-442
- https://doi.org/10.1086/337674
Abstract
Deblading of the peach leaf induces petiole abscission at the petiole/shoot junction. The abscission zone (AZ), distinguishable only after deblading, has ca. 10 layers of cells, which undergo significant ultrastructural modifications in that polysomes, dictyosomes, and rough endoplasmic reticulum profiles increase. Cell walls swell and show areas of lysis through the entire parietal region. The cell wall fractures, and the cell distintegrates. Ultrastructural changes in the AZ are paralleled by increases in soluble proteins and in cellulase and polygalacturonase activities. The abscission pattern of the leaf differs from that of the fruit in peach.This publication has 5 references indexed in Scilit:
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