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Biochemical and Physiological
Aspects of Ethylene Production in
Lower and Higher Plants
Proceedings of a Conference held at the Limburgs Universitair Centrum,
Diepenbeek, Belgium, 22-27 August 1988
edited by
H. CLUSTERS
Department SBM, Limburgs Universitair Centrum,
Diepenbeek, Belgium
M. DE PROFT
Faculty of Agriculture, Katholieke Universiteit,
Leuven, Belgium
R. MARCELLE
Laboratory of Plant Physiology, Opzoekingsstation van Gorsem,
Sint-Truiden, Belgium
and
M. VAN POUCKE
Department SBM, Limburgs Universitair Centrum,
Diepenbeek, Belgium
KLUWER ACADEMIC PUBLISHERS
DORDRECHT/ BOSTON / LONDON
CONTENTS
D.J.
Osborne, I n a u g u r a l Address : The c o n t r o l r o l e of e t h y l e n e i n
in p l a n t growth and development
1
M.S. Spencer : E t h y l ene a n a l y s i s - T r i c k s p l a y e d by p l a n t s
13
ETHYLEWE METABOLISM
21
P. John, T. Mitchell, A. Razdan and P. Ververidis : Characterization
of the ethylene-forming enzyme in vivo and in vitro
23
J . - C Pech, M. Bouzayen, G. Alibert and A. LatchS : Subcellular
localization of 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic
acid metabolism in
plant cells
33
S. Satoh and S.F. Yang : S-adenosylmethionine-dependent
1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate
inactivation of
synthase isolated from tomato
fruits
J.D.
1)1
Anderson, J.F.D. Dean, H.R. Gamble and A.K. Mattoo : Induction and
characterization of the ethylene biosynthesis-inducing xylanase
produced by the fungus Trichoderma viride
*)9
Y. Fuchs, A. Saxena, H.R. Gamble and J.D. Anderson : The nature of an
ethylene biosynthesis-inducing factor found in cellulysin
57
A.M. Matheussen, M.P. De Proft and J.A. De Greef : The influence of
oxygen concentration on ethylene production and the content of
1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic
acid (ACC) and 1-malonylamrnocyclo-
propane-1-carboxylic acid (MACC) in etiolated Phaseolus vulgar i s
seedlings
65
Y. Esashi and K. Ishizawa : Oxygen-independent ethylene action in
cocklebur seed germination in relation to osmoregulation
73
S. Lurie, R.Ben-Arie and M. Faust : Ethylene, g-cyanoalanine synthase
and cyanide insensitive respiration in ripening apples : the
effect
of calcium
81
REGULATION OF ETHYLENE ACTION AND PRODUCTION
D. Van Der S t r a e t e n ,
91
L. Van Wiemeersch, J . Van Damme, H. Goodman and
M. Van Montagu : P u r i f i c a t i o n
and amino-acid sequence a n a l y s i s of
1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic
a c i d s y n t h a s e from tomato p e r i c a r p
93
Y. Liu, X. Hua and L. Guo : Effect
of 2,5-Norbornadiene on the ripening
and the production of ethylene in tomato f r u i t s
101
H. Veen and J.H.M. Overbeek : The action of silver thiosulphate in
carnation petals
109
R.N. Arteca : Hormonal induction of ACC synthase
119
S. Philosoph-Hadas, S. Meir, E. Pesis, A. Reuveni and N. Aharoni : Hormone-enhanced ethylene production in leaves
M. Vendrell and M. Dominguez : Effect
135
of auxins on ethylene biosynthesis
in banana f r u i t
143
J. Riov and S.F. Yang : Ethylene and auxin-ethylene interaction in
adventitious root formation in mung bean c u t t i n g s . .
151
0. Sagee, R. Goren and J. Riov : Ethylene induced changes in auxin
metabolism in citrus leaf
tissues
157
R. Ben-Arie, Y. Roisman, Y. Zuthi and A. Blumenfeld : Gibberellic acid
reduces s e n s i t i v i t y of persimmon f r u i t s
to ethylene
163
E. Sfakiotakis, G. Stavroulakis, P. Ververidis and D. Gerasopoulos :
Induction of autocatalytic ethylene production and ripening by
propylene in "Hayward" kiwif r u i t
173
ETHYLENE AND STRESS
J.D.
179
Klein : Ethylene biosynthesis in heat-treated apples
184
R.J. Field and P.M. Barrowclough : Temperature-induced changes in
ethylene production and implications for post-harvest physiology....
J . Metzidakis and E. Sfakiotakis
191
: The control of autocatalytic
ethylene production and ripening in avocado f r u i t by temperature,
high carbon dioxide and low oxygen
201
A. Kacperska and M. Kubacka-Zebalska : Stress ethylene metabolism as
related to degree of tissue injury
L. Gora and H. Clijaters
211
: Effect of copper and zinc on the ethylene
metabolism in Phaseolus vulgar i s L
219
H. Hyodo, H. Fujinami, E. Okada and T. Mochizuki : Wound-induced
ethylene production and 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic
acid
synthase in mesocarp tissue of Cucurbita maxima
W.R. Martin, J r . ,
229
P.W. Morgan, W.L. Sterling, CM. Kenerley and R.W.
Meola : Stress ethylene production in a plant-insect-microbe system
237
L.A.C.J. Voesenek and C.W.P.M. Blom : Ethylene and flooding responses
of Rumex species
245
P. Spanu and T. Boiler : Ethylene biosynthesis in tomato infected by
Phytophthora infestans
ETHYLENE AND DEVELOPMENTAL PROCESSES
255
261
E.J. Woltering and F. Harren : Early changes in ethylene production
during senescence of carnation and Phalaenopsis flowers measured
by laser photoacoustic detection
263
B. Grodzinski and L. Woodrow : Ethylene and carbon dioxide exchange
in leaves and whole plants
271
J. Weckx and M. Van Poucke : The effect of white light on the
ethylene biosynthesis of intact green seedlings
279
J. Vangronsveld and M. Van Poucke : The effect of red light on the
ethylene biosynthesis of intact etiolated seedlings
291
T. Gaspar, C. Kevers, H. Bouillenne, Y. Maziere and J.-P. Barbe :
Ethylene production in relation to rose micropropagation through
axillary budding
303
J.A. De Greef, M.P. De Proft, 0. Mekers, R. Van Dijck, L. Jacobs and
L. Philippe : Floral induction of bromeliads by ethylene
• 313
M.C. Drew, C.-J. He and P.W. Morgan : Ethylene synthesis and
sensitivity in the formation of aerenchyma in response to
deficiencies of N and P in roots of Zea mays
323
H.J. Jaffe and L. Lineberry : The role of ethylene in the control of
stem pithiness
331
L.M.C. Stange : Contrary effects of ethylene and ACC on cell growth in
the liverwort Riella helicophylla
INDEX
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