Effects of light and spermine on senescence of Hydrilla and spinach leaves

Light treatment markedly accelerated chlorophyll loss in Hydrilla (Hydrilla verticillata [L.f.] Royle) over dark treatment whereas such acceleration could not be observed in spinach (Spinacia oleracea L.) leaf segments. Spermine, a polyamine, retarded the loss of chlorophyll in the dark but markedly...

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Published in:Plant physiology (Bethesda) 1986-04, Vol.80 (4), p.1030-1033
Main Authors: Kar, R.K, Choudhuri, M.A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
AGING
AMINAS
AMINE
AMINES
Biological and medical sciences
Cellular senescence
Chemical agents
Chlorophylls
Electrolytes
ENVEJECIMIENTO
Enzymes
FEUILLE
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
HOJAS
HYDRILLA VERTICILLATA
Leaching
LEAVES
LIGHT
LUMIERE
LUZ
Nitrogen
Plant physiology and development
Plants
Polyamines
Spinach
SPINACIA OLERACEA
Vegetative apparatus, growth and morphogenesis. Senescence
VIEILLISSEMENT
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Summary:Light treatment markedly accelerated chlorophyll loss in Hydrilla (Hydrilla verticillata [L.f.] Royle) over dark treatment whereas such acceleration could not be observed in spinach (Spinacia oleracea L.) leaf segments. Spermine, a polyamine, retarded the loss of chlorophyll in the dark but markedly accelerated this loss in the light during senescence of Hydrilla leaves. However, such effect of spermine in the dark was not so pronounced in spinach. The loss of protein was slower in the light than in the dark in both the species. Spermine arrested the loss of protein (as in spinach) or even raised the protein level over initial (as in Hydrilla). Loss of both soluble and insoluble protein was slower in light than in darkness. Spermine treatment, either in light or darkness, markedly accelerated the loss of soluble protein but raised the level of insoluble protein over initial in both the species. The pattern of change in α-amino nitrogen in either species could be correlated well with that of protein level. In Hydrilla, light increased the soluble protein fraction over initial and this rise was prevented by cycloheximide and not by chloramphenicol. Also, spermine augmented the protease activity (both acid and neutral) while light retarded the rise in protease activity during senescence of either species. Although spermine treatment reduced the leaching of α-amino nitrogen and electrolytes in Hydrilla, it augmented the same in spinach.
ISSN:0032-0889
1532-2548
DOI:10.1104/pp.80.4.1030