ABA associated biochemical changes during somatic embryo development in Camellia sinensis (L.) O. Kuntze
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ABA associated biochemical changes during
somatic embryo development in Camellia sinensis
(L.) O. Kuntze
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Sharma, P
Bhattacharya, Amita Pandey, S Nagar , P K Ahuja, Paramvir Singh |
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Plant Biotechnology
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The effect of ABA on reserve accumulation in maturing somatic embryos of tea was
compared with and without ABA treatment. Changes in the levels of starch, total
soluble sugars (TSS), proteins, and phenols were studied in the somatic embryos at
different stages of development (globular, heart, torpedo and germinating embryos)
in order to investigate whether ABA could trigger accumulation of storage reserves
and thereby overcome the problem of poor germination. After ABA treatment
(5.0 mg l-1) for 14 days, the starch and protein contents that were negligible in the
untreated embryos increased by several fold with a simultaneous increase in TSS.
When ABA treatment occurred at the heart stage, the germination of the embryos also
improved, relative to untreated controls, after ABA treatment. ABA treatment prior to
or after heart stage did not improve somatic embryo germination.
& 2004 Elsevier GmbH. All rights reserved.
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2004
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Article
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application/pdf
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http://ihbt.csircentral.net/388/1/132_2004_ABA.pdf
Sharma, P and Bhattacharya, Amita and Pandey, S and Nagar , P K and Ahuja, Paramvir Singh (2004) ABA associated biochemical changes during somatic embryo development in Camellia sinensis (L.) O. Kuntze. Journal of Plant Physiology, 161 (11). pp. 1269-1276. |
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http://ihbt.csircentral.net/388/
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