Schmitz N, Abrams S R, Kermode A R
Department of Biological Sciences, Simon Fraser University, 8888 University Drive, Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6, Canada.
J Exp Bot. 2000 Jun;51(347):1159-62. doi: 10.1093/jexbot/51.347.1159.
Yellow cedar seeds are dormant at maturity. The abscisic acid (ABA) content of the embryo (but not the megagametophyte) decreased approximately 2-fold following exposure of seeds to a dormancy-breaking treatment; this process was also accompanied by a 10-fold lowered sensitivity of the embryo to S:-(+)-ABA. A decline in ABA within the seed is not sufficient for dormancy breakage; reduced embryo sensitivity to ABA is also required.
黄杉种子成熟时处于休眠状态。种子经打破休眠处理后,胚(而非雌配子体)中的脱落酸(ABA)含量下降了约2倍;此过程还伴随着胚对S-(+)-ABA的敏感性降低了10倍。种子内ABA含量的下降不足以打破休眠;还需要胚对ABA的敏感性降低。