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Plant Growth & Development. Chapter 27. Plant Growth and Development. How do cells differentiate and form organs of the primary body of a plant? Internal and external factors Growth cell enlargement Development genetically programmed succession from simple to more advanced form - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Plant Growth & Development
Chapter 27
Plant Growth and Development
How do cells differentiate and form organs of the primary body of a plant?• Internal and external factors
Growth• cell enlargement
Development• genetically programmed succession from simple to
more advanced formDifferentiation
• progressive, developmental change to more specialized form
Totipotency• can undifferentiate and redifferentiate into other cell
types
Plant Hormones• Chemical signal that regulates and
coordinates metabolism, growth, and morphogenesis
• Plant hormones = plant growth regulating substances
• Organic compound molecule made in one part of a plant • where it elicits a response • and/or transported to another part where it elicits
a response• made in several locations in the plant body
• Five classic groupsAuxinGibberellinsCytokininsEthyleneAbscisic acid
Important Points1. Single hormone elicits multiple responses2. Effect of hormone depends on many
factors• presence of other hormones• amount• sensitivity of tissue
3. Difficult to predict specific (single) response
4. Small quantities are required for response• 6µg IAA/kg plant• weight of needle/44,000lbs
Auxin – plant growth regulator (hormone)
• Synthesized primarily in shoot apical meristems, young leaves, developing fruits/seeds
• Cellular elongation• Stem elongation• Root growth • Phototropism & Gravitropism
• Apical dominance• Differentiation of vascular tissue• Fruit development• Formation of adventitious roots tryptophan
Differentiation of Vascular Tissue• Physiological response to many hormones
is influenced by non-hormonal factors• auxin with 2% sucrose • differentiation of xylem
• auxin with 3% sucrose• xylem and phloem
• auxin with 4% sucrose• differentiation of phloem
1. Auxin
Apical Dominance• Axillary buds near shoot apex grow
more slowly than those further from shoot apex• remember axillary buds at base of petioles
• High IAA high ethylene inhibition of bud growth cone-shaped plant• IAA is released from apical bud, thus highest
levels close to that bud• Single aspect of growth and
development influenced by several hormones
1. Auxin
2. Gibberellinsa. Extensive growth: internode
elongation• Growth retardants are manufactured
to inhibit action of gibberellins• leads to stunted plants
• chrysanthemums to produce flowers with thicker, sturdier stalks
• turf-grass for slowing stem elongation Promotes seed/bud germination
b. Promotes seed and bud germination c. Promotes flowering
• biennials are rosettes first year• bolt to produce flowers 2nd year• GA can cause bolting in 1st year
3.Cytokininsa. Stimulates cellular division
• hastens G2 to Mitosis transition• depends on presence of auxin
alsob. Organogenesis (formation of
organs)• high auxin:cytokinin ratio roots• low auxin:cytokinin ratio shoots
c. Senescence (leaf or other organ death)• delays breakdown of chlorophyll
and thus initiation of senescence
4. Ethylenea. Fruit ripening
• what happens if you put an orange and an unripe banana in a paper bag?
• “one bad apple spoils the barrel”
b. Opposes or reduces some effects of auxin
c. Promotes or inhibits growth and development of roots, leaves, flowers, depending on species
H2C=CH2
ethylene
5. Abscisic Acid
a. Inhibits growthb. Closure of stomatac. Counteracts
breaking dormancy (buds, seeds)