Ethylene-dependent growth and development of cuttings of the water cress (Nasturtium officinale R. Br.).

Schwegler, Thomas; Brändle, Roland (1991). Ethylene-dependent growth and development of cuttings of the water cress (Nasturtium officinale R. Br.). Botanica Helvetica, 101(1), pp. 135-140. Birkhäuser 10.5169/seals-70307

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Ethylene promotes shoot formation from buds and restricts adventitous root formation in cuttings of the water cress. The ethylene effects are counteracted by silver ions but not by cobalt ions in the presence of ethylene. Flooding or submergence of cuttings mimics the ethylene mediated growth processes. The internal atmosphere of submerged plant tissues is enriched in ethylene. Despite the limited development of the adventitous root system, plantlets regenerate to independent plants within a few days. This behaviour can be interpreted as an adaptive strategy to periodical flooding as occurs in the natural habitats such as small, fast moving rivers.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Original Article)

Division/Institute:

08 Faculty of Science > Department of Biology > Institute of Plant Sciences (IPS) > Anoxia / Postanoxia [discontinued]
08 Faculty of Science > Department of Biology > Institute of Plant Sciences (IPS)

UniBE Contributor:

Brändle, Roland

Subjects:

500 Science > 580 Plants (Botany)

ISSN:

0253-1453

Publisher:

Birkhäuser

Language:

German

Submitter:

Peter Alfred von Ballmoos-Haas

Date Deposited:

07 Mar 2017 09:22

Last Modified:

05 Dec 2022 15:00

Publisher DOI:

10.5169/seals-70307

Uncontrolled Keywords:

Ethylene, flooding, development, growth, Nasturtium officinale, submergence, water cress

BORIS DOI:

10.7892/boris.91773

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/91773

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