Intracellular pH of Cotton Embryos and Seed Coats during Fruit Development Determined by 31P Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
AUTOR(ES)
Hendrix, Donald L.
RESUMO
The pH of the phosphate-containing compartments of developing cotton seed coat and embryo tissues was determined by means of 31P nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. The pH values of these tissues varied as a function of developmental age. From 27 to approximately 38 days postanthesis, a strong pH differential existed between the two tissues; the seed coat was up to 1.4 pH units more acid than developing cotton embryos. The pattern of pH values found with this technique agrees with pH values of tissue homogenates in distilled water. The results confirm an earlier suggestion that seed coat cells are more acidic than embryo cells during key developmental stages of the seed. The pH differential between these two tissues causes abscisic acid to diffuse from seed coats to embryos against its apparent concentration gradient to prevent viviparous germination, despite a higher abscisic acid concentration in the embryo.
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