The Effects of Endogenous Hormones on the Flowering and Fruiting of Glycyrrhiza uralensis
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results
2.1. Changes in Endogenous Hormones during the Growth of G. uralensis Fisch.
2.2. Changes in ZR and IAA Levels during Flower Bud Differentiation of G. uralensis
2.3. Differences of the Endogenous Hormones between Fruiting and Nonflowering Plants at Different Stages
2.4. Correlation between the Endogenous Hormones and Flower and Fruit Falling Rates
2.5. Correlations of the Endogenous Hormone with the Number of Empty Seeds, Number of Shrunken Seeds, and TKW
3. Discussion
4. Materials and Methods
4.1. Experimental Materials
4.2. Experimental Design
4.3. Determination of the Endogenous Hormone Content
4.4. Statistical Analysis
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Sample Availability: Samples of the Glycyrrhiza uralensis leaves are available from the authors. |
Pearson Coefficient | Date | ABA | IAA |
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Rates of falling flowers and fruit | 5/21 | −0.231 | −0.825 ** |
7/17 | 0.805 ** | −0.759 * |
Pearson Coefficient | Date | IAA | ZR | ZR:GA | IAA:GA | IAA:ABA |
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Rate of empty seeds | 7/17 | −0.786 * | −0.105 | −0.198 | −0.701 * | −0.782 * |
Rate of shrunken seeds | 7/17 | −0.631 | −0.415 | −0.569 | −0.667 * | −0.789 * |
TKW | 7/17 | 0.527 | 0.773 * | 0.839 ** | 0.482 | 0.675 * |
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Yan, B.; Hou, J.; Cui, J.; He, C.; Li, W.; Chen, X.; Li, M.; Wang, W. The Effects of Endogenous Hormones on the Flowering and Fruiting of Glycyrrhiza uralensis. Plants 2019, 8, 519. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants8110519
Yan B, Hou J, Cui J, He C, Li W, Chen X, Li M, Wang W. The Effects of Endogenous Hormones on the Flowering and Fruiting of Glycyrrhiza uralensis. Plants. 2019; 8(11):519. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants8110519
Chicago/Turabian StyleYan, Binbin, Junling Hou, Jie Cui, Chao He, Wenbin Li, Xiaoyu Chen, Min Li, and Wenquan Wang. 2019. "The Effects of Endogenous Hormones on the Flowering and Fruiting of Glycyrrhiza uralensis" Plants 8, no. 11: 519. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants8110519