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Mode of Action of 1-Naphthylphthalamic Acid in Conspicuous Local Stem Swelling of Succulent Plant, Bryophyllum calycinum: Relevance to the Aspects of Its Histological Observation and Comprehensive Analyses of Plant Hormones

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DOI: 10.3390/ijms22063118

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crassulaceae; cytokinin; hormonal crosstalk; indoleacetic acid; jasmonic acid; polar auxin transport; stem swelling; succulent plant

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  1. Polish Ministry of Science and Higher Education from the statutory funds of The National Institute of Horticultural Research, Skierniewice, Poland [ZBS/7/2021]

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The study investigated the mode of action of 1-naphthylphthalamic acid (NPA) in inducing conspicuous local stem swelling in intact Bryophyllum calycinum. It was found that NPA mainly stimulated cell division and enlargement in the cambial zone, cortex, and pith. Additionally, comprehensive analyses of plant hormones showed that NPA increased levels of IAA, cytokinins, and jasmonic acid in the swelling area, indicating hormonal crosstalk leading to the observed effects.
The mode of action of 1-naphthylphthalamic acid (NPA) to induce conspicuous local stem swelling in the area of its application to the growing internode in intact Bryophyllum calycinum was studied based on the aspects of histological observation and comprehensive analyses of plant hormones. Histological analyses revealed that NPA induced an increase in cell size and numerous cell divisions in the cortex and pith, respectively, compared to untreated stem. In the area of NPA application, vascular tissues had significantly wider cambial zones consisting of 5-6 cell layers, whereas phloem and xylem seemed not to be affected. This indicates that stem swelling in the area of NPA application is caused by stimulation of cell division and cell enlargement mainly in the cambial zone, cortex, and pith. Comprehensive analyses of plant hormones revealed that NPA substantially increased endogenous levels of indole-3-acetic acid (IAA) in the swelling area. NPA also increased endogenous levels of cytokinins, jasmonic acid, and its precursor, 12-oxo-phytodienoic acid, but did not increase abscisic acid and gibberellin levels. It was shown, using radiolabeled C-14-IAA, that NPA applied to the middle of internode segments had little effect on polar auxin transport, while 2,3,5-triiodobenzoic acid substantially inhibited it. These results strongly suggest that NPA induces changes in endogenous levels of plant hormones, such as IAA, cytokinins, and jasmonic acid, and their hormonal crosstalk results in a conspicuous local stem swelling. The possible different mode of action of NPA from other polar auxin transport inhibitors in succulent plants is extensively discussed.

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