Author: Kaźmierczak A.
Publisher: Springer Publishing Company
ISSN: 0006-3134
Source: Biologia Plantarum, Vol.44, Iss.3, 2001-01, pp. : 439-441
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Abstract
The contents of endogenous gibberellic acid (GA_3), sugars, and dry mass in apical parts of fertile and sterile thalli of Chara vulgaris were estimated. The GA_3 concentration in the first node of fertile thallus, determined by capillary electrophoresis, was about 70.0 mg kg^−1 of fresh mass (f.m.). Pisum sativum-bioassay showed GA_3 concentration of 80.0 mg kg^−1 (f.m.) which was about 3 times higher than in the first node of sterile thallus. The higher amount of GA_3, glucose, and the lower starch content and dry mass in fertile plants than in sterile ones suggest the interdependence between fertility and contents of studied components.