Plant Physiol. Illumina
HOME HELP FEEDBACK SUBSCRIPTIONS ARCHIVE SEARCH TABLE OF CONTENTS
QUICK SEARCH:   [advanced]


     

Plant Physiology 53:658-662 (1974)
© 1974 American Society of Plant Biologists

This Article
Right arrow Full Text (PDF)
Right arrow Alert me when this article is cited
Right arrow Alert me if a correction is posted
Services
Right arrow Email this article to a friend
Right arrow Similar articles in this journal
Right arrow Similar articles in Web of Science
Right arrow Similar articles in PubMed
Right arrow Alert me to new issues of the journal
Right arrow Download to citation manager
Right arrow reprints & permissions
Citing Articles
Right arrow Citing Articles via HighWire
Right arrow Citing Articles via CrossRef
Right arrow Citing Articles via Web of Science (45)
Right arrow Citing Articles via Google Scholar
Google Scholar
Right arrow Articles by Rylski, I.
Right arrow Articles by Pratt, H. K.
Right arrow Search for Related Content
PubMed
Right arrow PubMed Citation
Right arrow Articles by Rylski, I.
Right arrow Articles by Pratt, H. K.
Agricola
Right arrow Articles by Rylski, I.
Right arrow Articles by Pratt, H. K.
Articles

Dual Effects of Ethylene on Potato Dormancy and Sprout Growth 1

Irena Rylski2, Lawrence Rappaport and Harlan K. Pratt

a Department of Vegetable Crops, University of California, Davis, California 95616

Dormant potato tubers (Solanum tuberosum L.) of two cultivars were treated with various concentrations of ethylene gas for various exposure periods. As has been shown by others, ethylene caused a rapid but transient increase in respiration rate, which appeared to be independent of any effects on dormancy. All concentrations tested caused accelerated sprouting, 2 microliters per liter being the most effective. Ethylene exerts a dual effect on potato tubers: it markedly shortens the duration of rest, but it inhibits elongation of the sprouts during extended treatment. Comparing these results with published work on seeds, bulbs, and corms suggests that ethylene must have a significant but as yet unexplained role in rest and dormancy. However, since the most effective ethylene treatment did not equal the response elicited by treatment with ethylene chlorhydrin, other factors must also contribute to termination of rest.

2 On leave from Agricultural Research Organization, The Volcani Center, Bet Dagan, Israel.

1 This investigation was supported in part by North Atlantic Treaty Organization Research Grant 541 to L.R.




This article has been cited by other articles:


Home page
 ANN BOT (LOND)Home page
G. Bufler
Exogenous ethylene inhibits sprout growth in onion bulbs
Ann. Bot., January 1, 2009; 103(1): 23 - 28.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Home page
 Plant Physiol.Home page
J. C. Suttle
Involvement of Ethylene in Potato Microtuber Dormancy
Plant Physiology, November 1, 1998; 118(3): 843 - 848.
[Abstract] [Full Text]


HOME HELP FEEDBACK SUBSCRIPTIONS ARCHIVE SEARCH TABLE OF CONTENTS
ASPB Publications PLANT PHYSIOLOGY® THE PLANT CELL
Copyright © 1974 by the American Society of Plant Biologists