Abstract
Coleoptile removal-induced ethylene production was investigated in light-grown winter rye seedlings. Removal of the coleoptile induced 1-aminocyclopropane-l-carboxylic acid (ACC) synthesis and ethylene production by primary leaves and caused an inhibition of elongation growth of the leaves. The activity of ethylene-forming enzyme (EFE) was associated with the increase in ethylene evolution. Both rise in ethylene and ACC production, as well as EFE activity were inhibited by cycloheximide. Wounding the tissue 40 min after the initial treatment resulted in the second increase in ethylene evolution. Derooting of the seedlings without coleoptile removal did not induce ethylene production. It is suggested that the coleoptile represents a barrier for wound-induced ethylene production from actively growing leaf tissue.
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