Abstract
Two‐dimensional (2‐D) development of gametophytes of Pteridium aquilinum was estimated by the percentage of plants with at least one cell wall at an oblique angle, relative to the long axis. Inhibition of cell division per se was assayed by counting the cell number per filamentous (1‐D) gametophyte. Specific concentrations of 8‐azaguanine, 5‐fluorouracil, p‐fluorophenylalanine, actinomycin D, streptomycin, and cycloheximide were found to selectively inhibit 2‐D development. A reduction in the percentage of 2‐D gametophytes was accompanied by a reduction in the relative protein content (protein per dry weight). A comparable association was found only during the initial stages of 2‐D development; after 5 days the relative protein content decreased as the percentage of 2‐D gametophytes increased. Different intensities of white light resulted in a 10‐fold difference in the percentage of 2‐D plants with no alteration of the relative protein content. These results demonstrate that no strict relationship between 2‐D development and relative protein content occurred in these gametophytes.
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