Transport and Metabolism of Kinetin-8-14C in Zea mays L. Roots
- 1 November 1971
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Annals of Botany
- Vol. 35 (5) , 1073-1083
- https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordjournals.aob.a084543
Abstract
The movement of kinetin has been investigated in roots of Zea seedlings, grown in the dark, using kinetin-8-14C. Segments (10 and 11 mm) with and without an apex were used and the following results obtained: The transport of kinetin is polarized basipetally. Kinetin-8-14C is transported in roots without vascular tissue, but the amount transported is always lower than in roots with vascular tissue. Thin-layer chromatography showed that the molecule of kinetin is metabolized in the root segments, adenine being one of the products.This publication has 0 references indexed in Scilit: