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Abscisic Acid Accumulation in Developing Seeds of Phaseolus vulgaris L ¹

^a Department of Biology, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06520

Free and bound abscisic acid (ABA) in the pod, seed coat, and embryo were determined separately throughout seed development of Phaseolus vulgaris L. cv. `Taylor's Horticultural.' An internal standard method of gas-liquid chromatography was used for ABA quantification. In the embryo, two peaks of free ABA occurred at days 22 (1.18 micrograms per gram or 5.5 micromolar) and 28 (1.74 micrograms per gram or 12 micromolar); and a single peak of bound ABA at day 30. In the seed coat, there was one peak of free ABA at day 22 and only small amounts of bound ABA. Very small amounts of ABA were detected in the pod at any stage of development. In cv. PI 226895, in which seed development is more rapid than in `Taylor's Horticultural,' the embryo ABA peaks occur on days 20 and 26. The timing of the ABA peak in the embryo, and the concentration attained, are consistent with previous reports on the natural pattern of RNA synthesis and with ABA inhibition of RNA synthesis in developing bean fruit.

¹ Research supported by National Science Foundation Grant PCM76-17222 awarded to I. M. Sussex and by an Atypical Growth Summer Fellowship from the American Cancer Society awarded to F. C. Hsu. This paper is part of a thesis submitted by the author in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Ph.D. degree.

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