Ozone-sensitive and -tolerant individuals of cutleaf coneflower (Rudbeckia laciniata L.) were compared for their gas exchange characteristics and total non-structural carbohydrates at Purchase Knob, a high elevation site in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, USA. Photosynthesis and stomatal conductance decreased with increased foliar stipple. Sensitive plants had lower photosynthetic rates fo...

In an attempt to understand the process mediating K(+) transport into roots, we examined the contribution of the NH(4)(+)-sensitive and NH(4)(+)-insensitive components of Rb(+) transport to the uptake of Rb(+) in barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) plants grown in different ionic environments. We found that at low external Rb(+) concentrations, an NH(4)(+)-sensitive component dominates Rb(+) uptake in ...

A model is presented of the regulation of ethylene biosynthesis in relation to submergence and flooding resistance. It is based on time-course measurements of ethylene production, ethylene accumulation, and concentrations of free and conjugated 1-aminocyclo-propane-1-carboxylic acid (ACC) in submerged and drained flooding-resistant Rumex palustris Sm. and flooding-sensitive Rumex acetosella L. ...

A model i s presented of the regulation of ethylene biosynthesis in relation to submergence and flooding resistance. It i s based on t ime-come measurements of ethylene production, ethylene accumulation, and concentrations of free and conjugated 1 -aminocyclopropane-1 -carboxylic acid (ACC) in submerged and drained flooding-resistant Rumex palusfris Sm. and flooding-sensitive Rumex acefosella 1...

The hypothesis that molecular species of thylakoid phosphatidylglycerol containing two saturated fatty acids (disaturated phosphatidylglycerol) confer chilling sensitivity upon plants was tested by analyzing the fatty acid composition of phosphatidylglycerols isolated from leaves of a range of plants expected to have different sensitivities to chilling temperatures.;Saturated' fatty acids (palm...