Abstract
SummaryELISAs for [9R]iP, [9R]Z and (diH) [9R]Z have been worked out which, in combination with HPLC., allow the quantitative determination of cytokinins of the isopentenyladenin‐, zeatin‐ and dihydrozeatin‐type in samples of plant material. The three ELISAs are optimally applicable in the range from 0.5 to 20 pmoles of cytokinins per assay but reliable measurements can still be performed down to 0.05 pmoles. The assay has been applied to root pressure exudates obtained from Urtica dioica plants grown under controlled conditions and at different nitrogen (nitrate) levels. The predominant cytokinins of the xylem exudate were Z, Z‐nucleotide, iP, [9R]iP and iP‐nucleotide, while (diH)Z was present to a minor extent. The concentrations of these compounds were found to range between 0.2 and 3 pmoles per ml exudate.Interestingly, no effect of the different nitrogen nutrition on the pattern and concentration of cytokinins in the xylem exudate could be established.
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