Phytochromes are Involved in Elongation of Seminal Roots and Accumulation of Dry Substances in Rice Seedlings

Phytochromes have been reported to play important roles in seedling de-etiolation and flowering in rice.To identify the roles of phytochromes in regulating root growth and accumulation of dry substances,the lengths of seminal roots and the dry weights of seedlings were measured in the wild type as well as the phytochrome A（phyA） and phytochrome B（phyB） mutants grown under different conditions.When the whole seedlings were exposed to white light,the elongation of the seminal roots was significantly photoinhibited in the wild type,whereas this inhibitory effect was clearly reduced in the phyA and phyB mutants.When the roots of the seedlings were blocked from white light,the phyA and phyB mutants exhibited significantly longer seminal roots than the wild type.These results suggest that both the root-localized and shoot-localized PHYA and PHYB are involved in the photoinhibition of seminal root elongation in rice seedlings.By measuring the dry weights of roots and shoots,it is revealed that PHYB positively regulates the accumulation of dry substances in shoots,however,PHYA exerts the contrary effects on the accumulation of dry substances in roots and shoots of rice seedlings.

Effect of Jasmonic Acid on Lateral Root Formation in Rice Seedling

实验材料为水稻 (OryzasativaL .)栽培品种“IR8”(国际水稻所 8号 )及其少侧根突变体MT10。将 2d水稻幼苗种子根全部浸入 0 .0 16～ 5 0 μmol/L茉莉酸 (JA)溶液处理 2d ,结果表明JA显著抑制种子根的伸长 ,其抑制程度与JA浓度成正比。不高于 2 μmol/L的JA显著促进侧根的发生 ,每cm的侧根数目随浓度的增加而增加 ,最多可增加到原来的 16 8% (“IR8”)和 2 85 % (MT10 )。 10 μmol/L的JA仍促进处理过程中和处理后生成根区段的侧根数目的增加 ,但明显抑制处理前生成根区段侧根的发生 。