Inhibition of Cottonseed Germination with Abscisic Acid and Its Reversal
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- 1 March 1976
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Plant Physiology
- Vol. 57 (3) , 454-455
- https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.57.3.454
Abstract
Germination of cottonseed (Gossypium hirsutum L.) was inhibited by abscisic acid. Inhibition was greater when seeds were soaked in abscisic acid for 5 hours and dried prior to germination than when abscisic acid was applied in the germination medium. (2-Chloroethyl)phosphonic acid, gibberellic acid, and kinetin partially overcame the inhibitory action of abscisic acid. Combinations of (2-chloroethyl)phosphonic acid with gibberellic acid or kinetin were more effective than the individual substances. Germination also was partially restored by removal of seed coats. Fusicoccin completely restored germination of abscisic acidtreated seeds.This publication has 2 references indexed in Scilit:
- The developmental biochemistry of cottonseed embryogenesis and germination. 3. Regulation of the biosynthesis of enzymes utilized in germination.1972
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