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Gibberellic-acid-induced cell elongation in pea epicotyls: Effect on polyploidy and DNA content by G. Boeken; P. Van Oostveldt is a Agricultural and Biological Sciences article available to read on EtoBox.

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In gibberellic-acid(GA3)-treated epicotyls of dwarf peas (Pisum sativum L.) grown in the light, DNA (per cell and per epicotyl) is followed. Histofluorometric DNA determinations show that GA3-promoted cell elongation is not accompanied by increased endomitosis, but chemical estimations show an increased DNA content per epicotyl. This difference must therefore be the result of increased mitotic activity in the GA3-treated tissue. Epicotyls of seedlings grown with or without cotyledons under continuous light with GA3 are tetraploid, as are those of ecotylized embryos grown in darkness. These epicotyls reach no more than half the length of octaploid epicotyls of seedlings grown in darkness. This result provides evidence for a relationship between polyploidy and final possible cell length.

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Author
G. Boeken; P. Van Oostveldt
Publisher
Springer-Verlag; Springer Verlag; Springer Science and Business Media LLC; Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration Inc. (ISSN 0032-0935)
Published
1977
Language
EN
Field
Agricultural and Biological Sciences (Life Sciences)

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