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Prunus persica plants of different ages and statesof maturation were analysed to compare their phytohormonal status. Endogenouslevels of indole-3-acetic acid (IAA), abscisic acid (ABA), and severalcytokinins (Cks): zeatin (Z), zeatin riboside ([9R]Z), dihydrozeatin ((diH)Z),dihydrozeatin riboside ((diH)Z[9R]), isopentenyl adenine (iP) and isopentenyladenosine ([9R]iP), were measured in order to determine their possible use asphysiological indices of phase change and maturation. A decrease in Ck levels(Z, [9R]Z, (diH)Z, (diH)[9R]Z, and iP, [9RiP) was found from the embryonic tojuvenile stage as well as a decrease in the ratio of iP-type (iP and[9R]iP)/Z-type Cks paralleling the increase in tree age. ABA levels increasedduring maturation in Prunus persica and the ratio ofCks/IAA decreased with tree age. From our results, we propose that the balancesof Cks/IAA and iP-type/Z-type Cks are good indices of different developmentalstates in Prunus persica.
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Moncaleán, P., Rodríguez, A. & Fernández, B. Plant growth regulators as putative physiological markers of developmental stage in Prunus persica . Plant Growth Regulation 36, 27–29 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1014729613640
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