Index
943ABA.SeeAbscisic acid
Abbies balsamea, 92
Abrasion, scarification, 63
Abscisic acid, 28, 111, 145, 171–176, 215–217, 505,
518–521, 699, 735–750, 815, 846, 892
bioassay, 520
biological activity, 520
change in calcium level from, 699
chemical nature, 519
dormancy and, 175–176
gene products, predicted functions of, 736–743
glycine-rich proteins, 738
hydrophilic proteins, 736–739
metabolism, 519
osmolyte accumulation, 739–740
plasma-membrane H-ATPase, 740
proteases, 740
stress-included gene products, predicted
functions of, 736–743
transport, 519
Abscission, 205–229
abscission zone, 205, 208
responsiveness, loss of, 208
agricultural manipulation of, 220–223
flower shattering, 221–222
fruit thinning, harvesting, 222–223
leaf loss, 223
methods, 220–221
cell biology of, 217–220
cell wall breakdown, 218
hydrolases, cell wall, 219–220
mechanism of, 217–218
protein synthesis, 219
fracture surface, protection of, 208–209
mechanical forces, 207
regulation of, 209–217
abscisic acid, 215–217
ethylene, 213
induction of, experimental, 210–211
inductive stimuli, 209–210
summary, 217
separation layer, weakening, 207
specialized abscission cells, 207–208
weakening process, 205–507
zone, 205
responsiveness, loss of, 208
Abutilon, 309
Acacia divergens, 164
Acanthus spinosus, 66
Acer platanoides, 58
Acer pseudoplatanus, 519
Acer saccharinum, 61, 113, 314
Acetaldehyde, 931
Acetone, 931
Achene, 145
Achillea filipendulina, 66
Acid scarification, 63–110
Acl-CoA oxidase, 550
Actae alba, 66
Actinopolyspora halophila, 883[Abscission]