Co-ordination of early and late ripening events in apples is regulated through differential sensitivities to ethylene

In this study, it is shown that anti-sense suppression of Malus domestica 1-AMINO-CYCLOPROPANE-CARBOXYLASE OXIDASE (MdACO1) resulted in fruit with an ethylene production sufficiently low to be able to assess ripening in the absence of ethylene. Exposure of these fruit to different concentrations of...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of experimental botany. - 1985. - 60(2009), 9 vom: 12., Seite 2689-99
1. Verfasser: Johnston, Jason W (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Gunaseelan, Kularajathaven, Pidakala, Paul, Wang, Mindy, Schaffer, Robert J
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2009
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Journal of experimental botany
Schlagworte:Journal Article Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Ethylenes Plant Proteins ethylene 91GW059KN7 Amino Acid Oxidoreductases EC 1.4.- 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid oxidase EC 1.4.3.-
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Zusammenfassung:In this study, it is shown that anti-sense suppression of Malus domestica 1-AMINO-CYCLOPROPANE-CARBOXYLASE OXIDASE (MdACO1) resulted in fruit with an ethylene production sufficiently low to be able to assess ripening in the absence of ethylene. Exposure of these fruit to different concentrations of exogenous ethylene showed that flesh softening, volatile biosynthesis, and starch degradation, had differing ethylene sensitivity and dependency. Early ripening events such as the conversion of starch to sugars showed a low dependency for ethylene, but a high sensitivity to low concentrations of ethylene (0.01 microl l(-1)). By contrast, later ripening events such as flesh softening and ester volatile production showed a high dependency for ethylene but were less sensitive to low concentrations (needing 0.1 microl l(-1) for a response). A sustained exposure to ethylene was required to maintain ripening, indicating that the role of ethylene may go beyond that of ripening initiation. These results suggest a conceptual model for the control of individual ripening characters in apple, based on both ethylene dependency and sensitivity
Beschreibung:Date Completed 13.08.2009
Date Revised 22.03.2024
published: Print-Electronic
Citation Status MEDLINE
ISSN:1460-2431
DOI:10.1093/jxb/erp122