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Plant responses to hormones What the spec says…. Types of plants hormone 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Auxins Gibberellins Cytokinins Abscisic acid Ethene Cell division Cell elongation Promotors of growth Differentiation Initiation of organs Inhibitors of growth / Antagonists to growth stimulators Growth substances can be… Synergistic effects – enhance each others’ Antagonistic – counteract each other Auxin Indoleacetic acid Causes elongation of cells – Increases plasticity of cells – Cell walls soften – Cell becomes less turgid and take up more water – Cell expands Responsible for phototropism Phototropism experiments Other activities of auxins Apical dominance – apical bud inhibits lateral (axillary buds) – E.g. pruning stimulates axillary buds Formation of lateral roots – stimulates INITIATION of lateral roots and adventitious roots – E.g. napthalene acetic acid (NAA) – Indole butyric acid (IBA) More auxin functions Abscission of leaves and fruit Abscission = falling of fruit and leaves IAA – delays early stages, promotes later stages – Stimulates ethene production – Ensure fruit stays on trees until harvest Even more auxin functions Fruit development – Produced in pollen & developing seed – Stimulates fruit development after fertilisation Used Weed in production of seedless fruits killers – 2,4-D causes abnormal growth of Dicots (e.g. dandelions) monocots are unaffected Giberellins Stem elongation in dwarf plants – E.g. dwarf peas Bolting of long day plants when the days are short i.e. cause them to flower Overcome lack of cold period required for flowering in long day plants A wild type rice plant (left) compared to a semidwarf transgenic plant (right) containing the gai mutant allele. The gai mutant allele confers giberellin insensitivity upon the transgenic plant, and causes its reduced stature. More giberellins Fruit development – Stimulates growth of fruit stalk – Delays senescence (aging) Seed germination – stimulates Stimulate α – amylase production in seeds, improves malt yields from barley Cytokinins Produced by meristemic tissue – Apices of roots and shoots Development of roots, shoots and lateral buds Cell enlargement Maturation of chloroplasts Dependant on auxin for function Cytokinins are commonly used to stimulate shoot initiation in culture as is shown by shoot/bulblet formation on bulb scales of Bowiea volubilis. Benzyladenine was used here to stimulate shoot growth Abscissic acid Inhibit / alter growth Linked to environmental stress – Seeds can become dormant – Abscission of leaves, flowers and fruits – Close stomata in times of water deficiency Ethene (ethylene) Promotes ripening of fruits Promotes abscission (auxin prevents it) – Abscission layer Antagonistic to auxin