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V Hocher¹, B Sotta, R Maldiney

¹Laboratoire de Physiologie du Développement des Plantes, URA CNRS 1180 T 53 - Etage 5, Boîte 156, Université P et M Curie, 4 place Jussieu, 75252, Paris Cedex 05, France.

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|November 14, 2013

Abstract:

The role of abscisic acid (ABA) in tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) zygotic embryogenesis was analysed. ABA and ABA ß-D-glucopyranosyl ester (ABA-GE) changes were determined in seeds and fruit tissues - placenta and mesocarp - during seed development, which was defined with eight embryo stages: from globular (stage 1) to mature embryo (stage 8). In whole seeds, ABA changes paralleled fresh and dry weight pattern curves and could be characterized by a high increase during embryo growth followed by a decrease as the seed matured and dehydrated. Moreover this dehydration phase led, at stage 8, to a new ABA distribution within the seed, preferentially into integument and embryo. Fruit tissue analyses provided new information about the ABA origin in seeds. ABA-GE levels were also measured and the results suggested different ABA metabolism in seed and fruit tissues.

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