Journal
PLANT BIOLOGY
Volume 17, Issue 4, Pages 825-830Publisher
WILEY-BLACKWELL
DOI: 10.1111/plb.12300
Keywords
Karrikinolide; pollen germination; pollen tube growth; smoke-water; trimethylbutenolide
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- University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN)
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Plant-derived smoke stimulates seed germination in numerous plant species. Smoke also has a positive stimulatory effect on pollen germination and pollen tube growth. The range of plant families affected my smoke still needs to be established since the initial study was restricted to only three species from the Amaryllidaceae. The effects of smoke-water (SW) and the smoke-derived compounds, karrikinolide (KAR(1)) and trimethylbutenolide (TMB) on pollen growth characteristics were evaluated in seven different plant families. Smoke-water (1:1000 and 1:2000 v:v) combined with either Brewbaker and Kwack's (BWK) medium or sucrose and boric acid (SB) medium significantly improved pollen germination and pollen tube growth in Aloe maculata All., Kniphofia uvaria Oken, Lachenalia aloides (L.f.) Engl. var. aloides and Tulbaghia simmleri P. Beauv. Karrikinolide (10(-6) and 10(-7)m) treatment significantly improved pollen tube growth in A.maculata, K.uvaria, L.aloides and Nematanthus crassifolius (Schott) Wiehle compared to the controls. BWK or SB medium containing TMB (10(-3)m) produced significantly longer pollen tubes in A.maculata, K.uvaria and N.crassifolius. These results indicate that plant-derived smoke and the smoke-isolated compounds may stimulate pollen growth in a wide range of plant species.
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