Oliveira, Paulo Marcelo Rayner published the artcileExposure of Catasetum fimbriatum aerial roots to light coordinates carbon partitioning between source and sink organs in an auxin dependent manner, Formula: C4H6O5, the main research area is Catasetum aerial root carbon partitioning auxin organic acid light; Auxin; Carbon partitioning; Carbon sources; Catasetum; Light; Orchid; Roots.
Light energy is essential for carbon metabolism in plants, as well as controlling the transport of metabolites between the organs. While terrestrial plants have a distinct structural and functional separation between the light exposed aerial parts and the non-exposed roots, epiphytic plants, such as orchids, have shoots and roots simultaneously fully exposed to light. The roots of orchids differ mainly from non-orchidaceous plants in their ability to photosynthesize. Since the roots of Catasetum fimbriatum can synthesize auxin which is acropetally transported to the shoot region, we decided to investigate whether: (1) light treatment of C. fimbriatum roots raises the auxin levels in the plant; and (2) distinct auxin concentrations can change the source-sink relationships, altering the amounts of sugars and organic acids in leaves, pseudobulbs and roots. Among the organs studied, the roots accumulated the highest concentrations of indole-3-acetic-acid (IAA); and when roots were exposed to light, IAA accumulated in the leaves. However, when polar auxin transport (PAT) was blocked with N-(1-Naphthyl)phthalamic acid (NPA) treatment, a significant accumulation of sugars and organic acids occurred in the pseudobulbs and leaves, resp., suggesting that auxin flux from roots to shoots was involved in carbon partitioning of the aerial organs. Considering that C. fimbriatum plants lose all their leaves seasonally, it is possible the roots are a substituting influence on the growth and development of this orchid during its leafless period.
Plant Physiology and Biochemistry (Issy-les-Moulineaux, France) published new progress about Auxins Role: DGN (Diagnostic Use), BIOL (Biological Study), USES (Uses). 97-67-6 belongs to class alcohols-buliding-blocks, name is (S)-2-hydroxysuccinic acid, and the molecular formula is C4H6O5, Formula: C4H6O5.
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