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PLANT PHYSIOLOGY , Vol 101, Issue 1 25-29, Copyright © 1993 by American Society of Plant Biologists

DEVELOPMENT AND GROWTH REGULATION

ent-Kaurene Biosynthesis Is Enhanced by Long Photoperiods in the Long-Day Plants Spinacia oleracea L. and Agrostemma githago L

JAD. Zeevaart and D. A. Gage
Michigan State University-Department of Energy Plant Research Laboratory (J.A.D.Z.), and Michigan State University-National Institutes of Health Mass Spectrometry Facility (D.A.G.), Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824

The effect of photoperiod on ent-kaurene biosynthesis was determined in the long-day (LD) plants spinach (Spinacia oleracea L.) and Agrostemma githago L. Further metabolism of ent-kaurene was blocked by application of the growth retardant tetcyclacis, and ent-kaurene accumulation was measured by isotopic dilution using gas chromatography-selected ion monitoring (GC-SIM) (E. Gro[beta]elindemann, J.E. Graebe, D. Stockl, P. Hedden [1991] Plant Physiol 96: 1099-1104). In spinach, the rate of ent-kaurene accumulation in shoots grown under LD conditions was 3 times higher than in shoots grown under short-day (SD) conditions. ent-Kaurene also accumulated in fully expanded leaves, but at a lower rate than in shoots (15 and 55 pmol g-1 dry weight h-1, respectively). In Agrostemma, ent-kaurene accumulated at a rate 2.5 times higher in plants grown under LD conditions than in those grown under SD conditions. In spinach, enhanced ent-kaurene accumulation was detectable after 1 long day, and with exposure to additional long days, the rate of ent-kaurene accumulation increased further. Conversely, when plants were exposed to LD conditions and then returned to SD conditions, the rate of ent-kaurene accumulation decreased. Following tetcyclacis application, ent-kaurene accumulation was observed in all parts of spinach that were analyzed, but there were large quantitative differences between organs of different ages. As the leaves matured, ent-kaurene biosynthesis declined. Petioles accumulated more ent-kaurene than the corresponding leaf blades. It is concluded that stimulation of ent-kaurene biosynthesis by LD conditions leads to a higher rate of gibberellin biosynthesis, which is essential for stem elongation in rosette plants.


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