Effects of Helminthosporium victoriae Toxin on Germination and Aleurone Secretion by Resistant and Susceptible Seeds 1
AUTOR(ES)
Samaddar, K. R.
RESUMO
Oat seeds of cultivars susceptible and resistant to Helminthosporium victoriae were held for various times in pathogen-produced, host-specific toxin solutions; control seeds were in water. Seeds were then washed thoroughly and incubated on moist paper, or dried and stored for 2-3 weeks before germination was attempted. In both cases, germination of susceptible seeds was prevented by previous exposure to toxin for 1 hour or more. Control seeds and treated resistant seeds grew normally. Toxin did not affect O2 uptake or loss of carbohydrates from seeds for the first 12 hours of imbibition. After 12 hours, toxin-treated susceptible seeds had higher respiration and lost more carbohydrates than did control seeds. Experiments with embryoless seeds showed that toxin blocked synthesis and secretion of α-amylase by susceptible but not by resistant aleurone cells. Resting aleurone cells were exposed briefly to toxin, then dried and stored until all toxin was gone. Susceptible aleurone cells treated in this way failed to produce α-amylase following exposure to gibberellic acid, while controls and resistant treated aleurone tissues produced amylase. Susceptibility or resistance to toxin appears to be expressed in resting and metabolically active tissues.
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