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1Department of Ornamental Horticulture, Agricultural Research Organization, The Volcani Center, Bet Dagan, Israel.
Abstract:
The uptake of glucose and of 3-O-methyl-d-glucose by cormel slices of Gladiolus X gandavensis Van Houtte was studied in relation to cormel dormancy. Uptake was higher in nondormant cormels. Incubation of nondormant cormels with abscisic acid (ABA) reduced their uptake capacity. Treatment of dormant cormels with 6-benzyladenine (BA) did not affect their uptake rate. ABA and BA promoted O(2) uptake, indicating that differences in uptake are not related to differences in energy supply.
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