Dependence of Seed Vigor during Germination on Carbohydrate Source in Endosperm Mutants of Maize.
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Differences in seed vigor of four genotypes of maize (Zea mays L.), brittle-1 (bt1), shrunken-2 (sh2), sugary (su), and normal, in an isogenic background, were investigated. Excised whole embryos and axes were grown on Murashige and Skoog (MS) media containing various carbohydrate sources. Of the four genotypes examined, sh2 seeds had the lowest vigor, especially under germination stress conditions. Embryo dry weights of sh2 were less than su and normal but equal to bt1 and made up nearly 25% of the whole seed weight. The sh2 seeds and whole embryos had low starch levels compared with the other three genotypes. Sugar levels were comparable in the three endosperm mutants, which were two times higher than normal. Optimum growth of excised embryos of all genotypes was obtained on MS medium containing 5% sucrose. However, this concentration did not totally overcome poor germination and growth of sh2 embryos and axes. Axes of su and normal had greater growth rates than sh2 and bt1 on sucrose-free medium, although the difference between genotypes decreased when whole embryos were used. When ground endosperm was employed as the carbohydrate source, sh2 embryos germinated and grew poorly, particularly on normal endosperm. With a commercial corn starch as the carbohydrate source, sh2 germlings were shorter in length and displayed a greater loss in dry weight than the other genotypes. The poor growth of sh2 embryos on ground endosperm and starch media may indicate a dysfunction of the scutellum or axis in relation to carbohydrate metabolism and utilization.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Plant physiology
دوره 76 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1984