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Journal of Experimental Botany, doi:10.1093/jxb/erh208
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Received February 11, 2004
Accepted May 24, 2004

RESEARCH PAPER

The role of polar auxin transport through pedicels of Prunus avium L. in relation to fruit development and retention

Mark A. Else 1*, Anna P. Stankiewicz-Davies 2, Carol M. Crisp 1, Christopher J. Atkinson 1

1 East Malling Research, West Malling, Kent ME19 6BJ, UK
2 East Malling Research, West Malling, Kent ME19 6BJ, UK; Present address: RHS Garden Wisley, Woking, Surrey GU23 6QB, UK

* To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: mark.else{at}emr.ac.uk.


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It was investigated whether premature fruit abscission in Prunus avium L. was triggered by a reduction in polar auxin transport (PAT). The capacity of pedicels to transport tritiated IAA ([3H]-IAA) via the PAT pathway was measured at intervals throughout flower and fruit development. The extent of passive diffusion, assessed by concurrent applications of [14C]-benzoic acid ([14C]-BA), was negligible. Transported radioactivity recovered from agar blocks eluted at the same retention time as authentic [3H]-IAA during HPLC fractionation. The capacity for PAT was already high 7 d before anthesis and increased further following the fertilization of flowers at anthesis. PAT intensity was greatest immediately following fertilization and at the beginning of the cell expansion phase of fruit growth; the transport intensity in fruitlets destined to abscind was negligible. The amount of endogenous IAA moving through the PAT pathway was greatest during the first 3 weeks after fertilization and was again high at the beginning of the fruit expansion stage. IAA export in the phloem increased following fertilization then declined below detectable levels. ABA export in the phloem increased markedly during stone formation and at the onset of fruit expansion. TIBA applied to pedicels of fruit in situ promoted fruitlet abscission in 2000 but not in 2001, despite PAT capacity being reduced by over 98% in the treated pedicels. The application of TIBA to pedicels did not affect fruit expansion. The role of PAT and IAA in relation to the development and retention of Prunus avium fruit is discussed.

Keywords: Abscission; auxin; cherry; fruit; intensity; PAT; pedicel; Prunus; TIBA; velocity.
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