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Plant Physiology 89:875-878 (1989)
© 1989 American Society of Plant Biologists

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Environmental and Stress Physiology

Interactions between Red Light, Abscisic Acid, and Calcium in Gravitropism 1

A. Carl Leopold and Adrienne K. LaFavre

Boyce Thompson Institute, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853

The effect of red light on orthogravitropism of Merit com (Zea mays L.) roots has been attributed to its effects on the transduction phase of gravitropism (AC Leopold, SH Wettlaufer [1988] Plant Physiol 87:803-805). In an effort to characterize the orthogravitropic transduction system, comparative experiments have been carried out on the effects of red light, calcium, and abscisic acid (ABA). The red light effect can be completely satisfied with added ABA (100 micromolar) or with osmotic shock, which is presumed to increase endogenous ABA. The decay of the red light effect is closely paralleled by the decay of the ABA effect. ABA and exogenous calcium show strong additive effects when applied to either Merit or a line of corn which does not require red light for orthogravitropism. Measurements of the ABA content show marked increases in endogenous ABA in the growing region of the roots after red light. The interpretation is offered that red light or ABA may serve to increase the cytoplasmic concentrations of calcium, and that this may be an integral part of orthogravitropic transduction.

1 Supported by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NAGW-3).




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