Is vascular blockage in stems of cut lilac flowers mediated by ethylene?
Doorn, W. G. van; Harkema, H.; Otma, E.;
Acta Horticulturae Year: 1991 Issue: No. 298 Pages: 177-181 Ref: 5 ref.
1991
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Flowering stems of lilac (Syringa vulgaris) were placed individually in deionized water containing hydroxyquinoline citrate (HQC) (200 or 400 mg/litre), sodium dichlorocyanuric acid (DICA) (100 or 200 mg/litre), silver thiosulphate (STS) (0.02 or 0.05 mM) or aminoethoxyvinylglycine (AVG) (0.02 mM) at 20 deg C, 60% RH and a photosynthetically active quantum flux of 15 micro mol m-2 s-1 for 12 h/day. Some stems were placed in AgNO3 (700 or 1400 mg/litre) for 30 min and then placed in deionized water. DICA, HQC and AgNO3 prevented low hydraulic conductance in the basal 10 cm stem segment which was related to a decrease in the number of bacteria in the basal 5 cm segment. HQC and AgNO3 also prevented low hydraulic conductance in the 10-12 cm stem segment. Inhibitors of ethylene synthesis (HQC and AVG) and inhibitors of ethylene action (AgNO3 and STS) delayed the time to wilting, indicating that ethylene plays a role in the development of occlusion in cut lilac stems. The 10-20 cm segment of control stems contained several tyloses. Tylose formation was suppressed by HQC and AVG, indicating that tylose formation may be regulated by ethylene.