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Effect of leaf position and plant age on the translocation of 14C-assimilates in onion

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

A. A. Khan
A. A. Khan
Affiliation:
Department of Biological Sciences, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Kaduna State, Nigeria
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Summary

Individual leaf blades of onion plants were treated with 14CO2 57, 71, 93 and 112 days after transplanting. The distribution of labelled translocates was determined 24 h after labelling. The older the plant the more of 14C-assimilate left the source leaf; 112 days after transplanting, leaves 1–7 all exported more than 70% with leaf 7 showing a maximum export of 93 % of the fixed carbon. In the early stages of the development, the leaves, pseudostem and the bulbs were the major sinks in decreasing order. But the bulbs became the dominant sink at 71 days and at 112 days the bulbs almost monopolized the import of the radiocarbon, with 90 % of the exported 14carbon being recovered from them. The bulbs received their 14carbon supply from all the leaves but particularly the basal and middle region leaves. Roots were a weak sink and received their 14carbon supply only from basal leaves. The stem and mature leaf blades were unimportant sinks throughout the life of the plant.

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Research Article
Information
The Journal of Agricultural Science , Volume 96 , Issue 2 , April 1981 , pp. 451 - 455
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1981

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