Effects of Ethylene on Auxin Transport

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Abstract
The effect of ethylene on the uptake, distribution and polar transport of C14 from indole-3-acetic acid-2-C14 and naphthalene acetic acid-1-C14 in tissue sections was studied. Test species were cotton (Gossypium hirsutum, L.) and cowpea (Vigna sinensis, Endl.). Generally, incubation of tissue or intact plants with ethylene reduced the degree of polar auxin transport. Ethylene inhibited the movement of both auxins in stem tissue and IAA in petiole tissue of cotton. The effect of ethylene on auxin movement in cow-peas was more complex. Ethylene apparently inhibited transport in younger petiole and stem tissue, but stimulated the process to a small but significant degree in basal petiole segments.