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JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL ECOLOGY
Volume 32, Issue 12, Pages 2569-2583Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s10886-006-9183-z
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ATP; heat production; ICL activity; mustard; oil/protein bodies; oxygen uptake; seed germination; sunflower phytotoxicity
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One commonly observed effect of phytotoxic compounds is the inhibition or delay of germination of sensitive seeds. Mustard (Sinapis alba L.) seeds were incubated with aqueous extracts of sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) leaves. Although sunflower phytotoxins did not influence seed viability, extracts completely inhibited seed germination. Inhibition of germination was associated with alterations in reserve mobilization and generation of energy in the catabolic phase of germination. Degradation of lipids was suppressed by sunflower foliar extracts resulting in insufficient carbohydrate supply. The lack of respiratory substrates and decrease in energy (ATP) generation resulted in suppression of the anabolic phase of seed germination and ultimately growth inhibition.
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