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- Title
Nitrogen deficiency hinders etioplast development in stems of dark-grown pea (Pisum sativum) shoot cultures.
- Authors
Kósa, Annamária; Preininger, Éva; Böddi, Béla
- Abstract
The effects of nitrogen (N) deprivation were studied in etiolated pea plants (Pisum sativum cv. Zsuzsi) grown in shoot cultures. The average shoot lengths decreased and the stems significantly altered considering their pigment contents, 77 K fluorescence spectra and ultrastructural properties. The protochlorophyllide (Pchlide) content and the relative contribution of the 654-655 nm emitting flash-photoactive Pchlide form significantly decreased. The etioplast inner membrane structure characteristically changed: N deprivation correlated with a decrease in the size and number of prolamellar bodies (PLBs). These results show that N deficiency directly hinders the pigment production, as well as the synthesis of other etioplast inner membrane components in etiolated pea stems.
- Subjects
NITROGEN deficiency; ETIOPLASTS; PLANT stems; PEAS; PLANT shoots; ETIOLATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANTS
- Publication
Physiologia Plantarum, 2015, Vol 155, Issue 3, p330
- ISSN
0031-9317
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/ppl.12339