Photosynthetic Activity in the Flower Buds of 'Valencia' Orange (Citrus sinensis [L.] Osbeck)

Flower buds of 'Valencia' orange (Citrus sinensis [L.] Osbeck) were able to fix 14CO2 into a number of compounds in their own tissues under both light and dark conditions. The total incorporation, however, was about 4-fold higher in the light than in the dark. In the light, 50% of the tota...

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Published in:Plant physiology (Bethesda) 1985-06, Vol.78 (2), p.420-423
Main Authors: Vu, J C, Yelenosky, G, Bausher, M G
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Branches
Flower buds
Flowers
Leaves
Liquids
Organic acids
Photosynthesis
Plants
Radiocarbon
Seed pods
Short Communications
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Summary:Flower buds of 'Valencia' orange (Citrus sinensis [L.] Osbeck) were able to fix 14CO2 into a number of compounds in their own tissues under both light and dark conditions. The total incorporation, however, was about 4-fold higher in the light than in the dark. In the light, 50% of the total 14C label was found in the neutral fraction (sugars), 22% in the basic fraction (amino acids), and 26% in the acid-1 fraction (organic acids). In the dark, about 95% of the 14C label was incorporated into the basic and acid-1 fractions. Activities of ribulose bisphosphate carboxylase and phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase (expressed in micromoles CO2 per milligram protein per hour) averaged 1.95 and 8.87 for the flower buds, and 28.5 and 3.6 for the leaves, respectively. The ability of orange flower buds to fix ambient CO2 into different compounds suggests that this CO2 assimilation may have some regulatory role during the early reproductive stages in determining citrus fruit initiation and setting.
ISSN:0032-0889
1532-2548
DOI:10.1104/pp.78.2.420