Progress in Plant Growth Regulation: Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Plant Growth Substances, Amsterdam, 21–26 July, 1991

Front Matter....Pages i-xix
Genetics, chemistry, and biochemical physiology in the study of hormonal homeostasis....Pages 1-12
Differential efficacy of gibberellins in flowering and vegetative shoot growth, including heterosis and inherently rapid growth....Pages 13-27
The use of dominant mutations in the study of hormonal responses in plants....Pages 28-33
Gibberellin mutants in Arabidopsis thaliana ....Pages 34-42
Probing hormone action in developing seeds by ABA-deficient and -insensitive mutants....Pages 43-53
Photomorphogenetic mutants of higher plants....Pages 54-64
Cytokinin signal transduction through Ca 2+ in mosses....Pages 65-72
Auxin binding proteins are located in the ER and in the plasma membrane: Identification by photoaffinity-labelling and characterization....Pages 73-81
Touch-induced regulation of expression of the calmodulin-related TCH genes and thigmomorphogenesis in Arabidopsis ....Pages 82-95
The role of Ca 2+ in the action of GA in the barley aleurone....Pages 96-104
The role of Ca 2+ and ABA in the regulation of stomatal aperture....Pages 105-115
Hormonal control of gene expression....Pages 116-127
Transcriptional regulation of auxin-responsive genes....Pages 128-135
The gibberellin response element: A DNA sequence in cereal a-amylase gene promoters that mediates GA and ABA effects....Pages 136-146
Environmental control of ethylene biosynthesis....Pages 147-155
Ethylene forming enzyme gene expression in Saccharomyces cerevisiae ....Pages 156-159
Abscisic acid biosynthesis in higher plants....Pages 160-172
Changes in abscisic acid levels of heterotrophic cell suspension cultures caused by the plant growth retardant BAS 111… W and possible physiological consequences....Pages 173-179
Ontogenetic and environmental effects on GA 1 levels and the implications for the control of internode length....Pages 180-187
Indole-3-acetic acid is converted to indole-3-butyric acid by seedlings of Zea mays L.....Pages 188-193
Differential sensitivities of protoplast responses to auxin....Pages 194-201
Somatic embryogenesis as a developmental system to study modulation of auxin-binding capacity....Pages 202-206
Changing membrane sensitivity to auxin during plant development....Pages 207-213
The genetics and physiology of gibberellin sensitivity mutants in peas....Pages 214-225
Quantitative assessment of hormone sensitivity changes with reference to stomata’ responses to abscisic acid....Pages 226-236
Target or non-target: Hormonal signal perception and response in the determination of cell performance....Pages 237-247
Ethylene-induced increase of sensitivity to auxin in Ranunculus petioles and its implications regarding ethylene action on adaptation....Pages 248-253
Sensitivity in a wider context: Ethylene and petiole growth in Nymphoides peltata ....Pages 254-263
Polyamines: A new class of growth substances....Pages 264-275
Jasmonates: Metabolism, Biological Activities, and Modes of Action in Senescence and Stress Responses....Pages 276-285
Tuber Forming Substances Of Jerusalem Artichoke (Helianthus Tuberosus L.....Pages 286-290
Zearalenone, a Key Substance Controlling Plant Development....Pages 291-297
Transport and metabolism of brassinosteroids in rice....Pages 298-305
Evidence for different types of acetylcholine receptors in plants....Pages 306-311
Growth inhibitors A-2α and A-2β, and red light-induced growth inhibition in dwarf pea....Pages 312-318
Brassinolide-induced elongation....Pages 319-325
Triacontanol and its second messenger 9-β—L(+) adenosine....Pages 326-331
Intercellular communication during plant epidermal cell redifferentiation....Pages 332-339
Secreted proteins as modulators of plant embryogenesis....Pages 340-346
Localization of cytosolic Ca 2+ during carrot somatic embryogenesis using confocal scanning laser microscopy....Pages 347-353
Phytohormones and osmotic stress in the regulation of embryo-specific gene expression in Brassica napus microspore embryos....Pages 354-359
Perturbations in leaf development caused by the dominant knotted-mutation in maize....Pages 360-370
Bolting and floral induction in annual and cold-requiring biennial Brassica spp.: effects of photoperiod and exogenous gibberellin....Pages 371-379
Possible model for the determination of vascular tissue in roots of Pisum sativum ....Pages 380-385
Heterophylly in amphibious Ranunculi : The effects of abscisic acid and methyl jasmonate....Pages 386-392
Hormonal and metabolic control of tuber formation....Pages 393-400
Interaction between vegetative and reproductive organs during early fruit development in pea....Pages 401-410
Growth regulators and fruit development in Satsuma mandarin ....Pages 411-417
Hormonal control of apical dominance. Studies in tobacco transformed with bacterial luciferase and Agrobacterium rol genes....Pages 418-430
The possible role of cytokinins, ethylene and indoleacetic acid in apical dominance....Pages 431-436
The role of indole-3-acetic acid in mediating changes in stem elongation of etiolated pisum seedlings following exposure to light....Pages 437-445
The influence of auxin transport inhibitor placement on stress-induced flower abscission in Capsicum ....Pages 446-452
Regulation of apoplastic sugar supply in crown gall tumours....Pages 453-458
A model for bipolar plant-type growth: Role of auxin-cytokinin countercurrent....Pages 459-463
Stress-induced redistribution kinetics of ABA in leaves: Model considerations....Pages 464-473
Molecular, cellular, and plant mechanisms of ABA control of stomatal aperture size....Pages 474-485
Is stomatal conductance of plants in drying soil controlled by abscisic acid in the xylem stream?....Pages 486-492
Developmental regulation of an ABA- and stress-induced protein in barley....Pages 493-499
Hormones in systemic acquired resistance: The role of salicylic acid....Pages 500-510
 Corynebacterium fascians : Cytokinin production is positively correlated with virulence....Pages 511-516
Phytoalexin elicitor-active α-1,4-D-oligogalacturonides reduce auxin perception by plant cells and tissues....Pages 517-521
Nodule formation and hormone balance....Pages 522-529
Ethylene antagonists increase nodulation on sym 5 pea mutants....Pages 530-533
Regulation of gibberellin biosynthesis in maize seedlings....Pages 534-544
The biosynthesis of ent -kaurene in germinating seeds and the function of 2-oxoglutarate in gibberellin biosynthesis....Pages 545-554
Useful probes to study the biosynthesis of gibberellins....Pages 555-565
Identification of native gibberellin-O-glucosides in Zea mays L. and Hordeum vulgare L.....Pages 566-570
The mode of action of acylcyclohexanediones — a new type of growth retardant....Pages 571-577
The effect of the growth retardant LAB 198 999 and its interaction with gibberellins A 1 , A 3 , and A 20 in fruit growth of tall and dwarf peas....Pages 578-584
Phytochrome modulation of gibberellin metabolism in cowpea epicotyls....Pages 585-590
Characterization of the effect of seeds on gibberellin metabolism in pea pericarp....Pages 591-596
Zeatin metabolism in Phaseolus : Enzymes and genes....Pages 597-606
Control of cytokinin levels by inhibitors of metabolism, symbiosis and genetic manipulation....Pages 607-616
Zeatin allylic phosphate: Occurrence, formation and possible role....Pages 617-623
Cytokinin-induced shoot elongation in Syringa vulgaris L. in vitro ....Pages 624-627
Effect of growth substances and mineral nutrients on cytokinin levels and senescence of tobacco (Nicotiana rustica) leaves....Pages 628-634
Effects of abscisic acid and abscisic acid analogues on intracellular calcium level and gene expression in barley aleurone protoplasts....Pages 635-642
ABA and GA 3 regulate Ca 2+ -buffering in the cytosol and endoplasmic reticulum of barley aleurone cells....Pages 643-650
Cytoplasmic calcium, calcium currents and fluxes during fertilization and early development of Fucus serratus ....Pages 651-662
The role of cytosolic calcium, pH and auxin-induced electrical responses for elongation growth in maize....Pages 663-667
Whole-cell patch-clamp experiments on tobacco protoplasts....Pages 668-674
The plasma membrane Ca 2+ pump: Potential role in Ca 2+ homeostasis....Pages 675-685
Biochemical characterization of a dual reconstituted system responsive to fusicoccin....Pages 686-690
Calmodulin gene expression and Ca 2+ /calmodulindependent protein kinase II in plants....Pages 691-702
Phytohormones and calmodulin inhibitor in elongation growth of soybean hypocotyl segments....Pages 703-706
Effect of day length on stomatal opening and their response to phytochrome....Pages 707-712
Transgenic tobacco plants with heat-inducible IAA synthesis genes....Pages 713-723
Transgenic plants and transgenic plant mosaics for the expression of pathogen derived genes able to affect phytohormone activity....Pages 724-730
1-Aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate synthase genes: Present and future....Pages 731-737
Morphological characteristics and phytohormone content of ipt -transgenic tobacco....Pages 738-745
Effect of auxin on thiophene synthesis and root morphology in Tagetes patula hairy root cultures....Pages 746-752
Field testing transgenic cucumber plants that express the CMV coat protein gene....Pages 753-758
A functional analysis of the plant hormone-regulated dual mannopine synthase (mas) promoter region....Pages 759-764
Expression of luciferase in transgenic tobacco mediated by a promoter element from desiccation tolerant Craterostigma plantagineum ....Pages 765-769
Genetic variation in ABA production in maize determines the extent of drought-induced gene transcription....Pages 770-777
Mode of action and use of plant growth retardants in reducing the effects of environmental stress on horticultural crops....Pages 778-787
Plant growth retardants: Their mode of action and benefit for physiological research....Pages 788-797
Use of plant growth regulators in arable crops: Survey and outlook....Pages 798-808
The use of growth retardants for the regulation and acclimatization of in vitro plants....Pages 809-817
Studies on the action of the new growth retardant CGA 163’935 (Cimectacarb)....Pages 818-827
Ethylene, ACC, MACC and ethephon metabolism in ethephon treated field grown barley (Hordeum vulgare L. cv. ‘Bonanza’)....Pages 828-834
Enhancement of seedling vigor in rice ( Oryza sativa L.) by seed treatment with gibberellic acid....Pages 835-841
Physiology and application of phenylurea cytokinins....Pages 842-851
The use of anti-gibberellins in the production of tulips as pot plants....Pages 852-858
Stable isotope techniques for the analysis of indole auxin metabolism in normal and mutant plants....Pages 859-873
Preparation and application of antibodies for nonderivatized gibberellins....Pages 874-882
Rapid ethylene release and stimulated ethylene production after de-submergence of plants: An analysis with a continuous flow system in line with a laser-driven intracavity photoacoustic ethylene detector....Pages 883-892
An ELISA to determine exogenously applied gibberellic acid in leaves of cut Alstroemeria stems....Pages 893-899
Liquid chromatography/atmospheric pressure chemical ionization mass spectrometry of gibberellin conjugates....Pages 900-904
Immunocytochemical localization of auxins and cytokinins in the moss Funaria hygrometrica ....Pages 905-912
Gravitropism research — will mutants prevent us from going around the bend?....Pages 913-920
On the role of the NPA receptor in the root gravitropic response mechanism....Pages 921-927
The gravitropic tomato mutant lazy -2 is altered in signal transduction....Pages 928-937
Genetic analysis of tropisms of Arabidopsis thaliana ....Pages 938-946
Molecular modelling of auxin transport inhibitors....Pages 947-953
Back Matter....Pages 954-964