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Effects of Ethylene and Gibberellic Acid on Cellular Growth and Development in Apical and Subapical Regions of Etiolated Pea Seedling

^a Agricultural Research Center, Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, Beltsville, Maryland 20705

Subhook swelling of 4-day-old etiolated pea seedlings (var. Alaska), caused by 0.5 microliter per liter ethylene, was prevented by preincubation and continued growth in 0.1 mM gibberellic acid (GA). The subhook region exhibited normal elongation and cell size and volume. However, inhibition of elongation and cessation of cell division caused by 0.5 microliter per liter ethylene in the apical hook region of the etiolated pea stem were not overcome by GA. Most of the arrested cells were in G₂. These data suggest a possible interaction of GA and ethylene in cell enlargement in the subhook region of the etiolated pea seedlings. They also suggest a different mode of action by ethylene in the apical hook region where the ethylene effect was not counteracted by GA.