Interaction between senescence and wounding in oat leaves

A study was made of the influence of wounding on the senescence of standard oat leaf segments in the dark. Wounding was by either subdividing the 3 centimeter long segments into 5 millimeter subsegments, gently scraping the adaxial surface of the segments with a sharp blade, making transverse linear...

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Published in:Plant physiology (Bethesda) 1985-05, Vol.78 (1), p.29-33
Main Authors: Giridhar, G, Thimann, K.V
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
AGING
ARTIFICIAL WOUNDING
AVENA SATIVA
Cellular senescence
Chlorophylls
Cytokinins
ENVEJECIMIENTO
FEUILLE
HOJAS
Hormones
INTERACTIONS
LEAVES
Nitrogen
Oats
Plant tissues
Plants
Reagents
VIEILLISSEMENT
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Summary:A study was made of the influence of wounding on the senescence of standard oat leaf segments in the dark. Wounding was by either subdividing the 3 centimeter long segments into 5 millimeter subsegments, gently scraping the adaxial surface of the segments with a sharp blade, making transverse linear cuts, or by making many small holes with a needle. Wounding considerably delayed the loss of both chlorophyll and protein in the dark and the amount of inhibition was roughly proportional to the intensity of wounding. With surface wounding, the inhibition of senescence was detectable from the first day of dark incubation; other methods caused moderate promotion of senescence for the first 2 days but decreased the loss of chlorophyll and protein thereafter. A number of senescence-modifying substances acted similarly on both unwounded and wounded segments, but the amount of chlorophyll and protein in the wounded segments was always more than in the respective controls. Cytokinins, however, provided an exception, since their effect was actually decreased by wounding. The proteases operating at pH 4.1 and 6.6 were both clearly less active in the wounded leaves than in controls. The possible mechanism of this inhibitory effect of wounding on senescence is discussed.
ISSN:0032-0889
1532-2548
DOI:10.1104/pp.78.1.29