Effect of kinetin and abscisic acid on the distribution of 2-amino (1-14C) isobutyric acid in leaves of Zea mays [symplastic translocation, source-sink relation, ABA, AIB, 2-aminoisobutyric acid]
1980
Fenner, R. | Doerffling, K. (Institut fuer Allgemeine Botanik und Botanischer Garten, Hamburg (Germany, F.R.))
2-Amino (1-14C) isobutyric acid (AIB) was applied to the leaf tips of thirteen-day-old primary leaves of Zea mays L. cv. Goldprinz. Simultaneously, the leaves were treated in the basal region with solutions of kinetin (KN), abscisic acid (ABA) and mixtures of both hormones. The distribution of the radioactive material was determined after 72 h. Treatment with KN caused an accummulation of radioactive material at the point of application (KN spot). In comparison to controls, the leaf zones between the KN spot and the leaf tip contained lower amounts of radioactive material. Treatment with ABA caused a pattern of distribution opposite to that induced by KN. The ABA point of application (ABA spot) was depleted of radioactive material, whereas the leaf area between the ABA spot and the leaf tip showed enhanced levels of radioactive AIB. The effect of ABA was reduced by application of ABA and KN in equimolar amounts. The results are discussed in relation to the possible role of ABA in hormone-directed transport processes.
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