Endogenous plant hormones of the broad bean, Vicia faba L. (-)-jasmonic acid, a plant growth inhibitor in pericarp

W Dathe; H Rönsch; A Preiss; W Schade; G Sembdner; K Schreiber

doi:10.1007/BF00385537

Endogenous plant hormones of the broad bean, Vicia faba L. (-)-jasmonic acid, a plant growth inhibitor in pericarp

Planta. 1981 Dec;153(6):530-5. doi: 10.1007/BF00385537.

Authors

W Dathe¹, H Rönsch, A Preiss, W Schade, G Sembdner, K Schreiber

Affiliation

¹ Institut für Biochemie der Pflanzen, Forschungszentrum für Molekularbiologie und Medizin, Akademie der Wissenschaften der DDR, Weinberg 3, DDR-4020, Halle, German Democratic Republic.

PMID: 24275871
DOI: 10.1007/BF00385537

Abstract

(-)-Jasmonic acid was identified as a plant growth inhibitor of the pericarp of Vicia faba by means of gas-liquid chromatography, high resolution mass spectrometry, (1)H-nuclear magnetic resonance ((1)H-NMR), and (13)C-NMR. Additionally, the pericarp contains very small amounts of abscisic acid (ABA) and 4'-dihydrophaseic acid. The highest level of jasmonic acid was reached prior to full pericarp length. This amount (3 μg g(-1) fresh weight) is similar to the maximal ABA content in the developing seed. Jasmonic acid is a plant growth inhibitor possessing a relative activity in the wheat seedling bioassay of 1-2.5%, compared to ABA. Contrary to ABA, jasmonic acid does not cause retardation of leaf emergence. The possible physiological role of jasmonic acid in the pericarp is discussed and compared with the assumed function of ABA in developing seeds.