PERICARP, LEACHATE, AND CARBOHYDRATE INVOLVEMENT IN THERMOINHIBITION OF GERMINATING SPINACH SEEDS
PERICARP, LEACHATE, AND CARBOHYDRATE INVOLVEMENT IN THERMOINHIBITION OF GERMINATING SPINACH SEEDS
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果皮、渗滤液和碳水化合物对发芽菠菜种子热抑制的影响
DOI:
10.21273/jashs.124.3.301
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发表时间:
1999
影响因子:
1.9
通讯作者:
H. Belefant
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作者:
D. Leskovar;V. Esensee;H. Belefant
Spinach (Spinacia oleracea L.) seed germination can be inhibited by high temperatures. An understanding of thermoinhibition in spinach is critical in predicting germination and emergence events. The purpose of this study was 3-fold: 1) to determine seed germination percentage and rate of spinach genotypes—'Cascade', 'ACX 5044', 'Fall Green', and 'ARK 88-354'—exposed to constant and alternating temperatures; 2) to determine the nature and extent of inhibition imposed by the pericarp; and 3) to investigate leachate and oligosaccharide involvement in thermoinhibition. Germina- tion inhibition began at >20 °C constant temperature and was totally suppressed at 35 °C. Alternating temperatures at 30/15 °C (12-hour day/12-hour night) resulted in greater germination than a constant 30 °C. The genotype sensitivity to supraoptimal temperatures was in the order of 'ARK 88-354' ≤ 'Fall Green' 'Fall Green' > 'Cascade'. After 48 hours of imbibition, sucrose and glucose levels were highest and raffinose levels were lowest in 'ARK 88-354' and 'Fall Green' seeds, while 'Cascade' seeds remained less active metabolically. These data suggest that the pericarp apparently acts as a physical barrier as well as a source of inhibitors during thermoinhibition. and Farrant, 1995). Changes in carbohydrates occur during seed germination, with generally the monosaccharide content increas- ing and the oligosaccharide content decreasing (Vertucci and Farrant, 1995; Koster and Leopold, 1988). Oligosaccharides of higher degree polymerization (DP) may protect membranes and macromolecules in seeds from desiccation damage (Bernal-Lugo and Leopold, 1992). Evidence of carbohydrate metabolism in spinach seeds imbibed at supraoptimal temperatures is lacking, as well as the role of oligosaccharides of higher DP, such as sucrose and raffinose, in preventing thermoinhibited seeds going into thermodormancy. The purpose of this study was to determine the extent of seed thermoinhibition in four spinach genotypes, the nature and level of inhibition imposed by the pericarp and seedcoat leachates, and to identify and quantify the level of soluble carbohydrates during thermoinhibition.