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ArticleAnnals of botany2020

Differences in xylem development between Dutch and Japanese tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) correlate with cytokinin levels in hypocotyls.

Xiaohua Qi, Hirokazu Takahashi, Yasushi Kawasaki, Yuya Ohta, Masahide Isozaki, Mikiko Kojima, Yumiko Takebayashi, Hitoshi Sakakibara, Shunsuke Imanishi, Xuehao Chen and 1 more

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Article in Annals of botany, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Xiaohua QiDepartment of Horticulture, College of Horticulture and Plant Protection, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, PR China.
Hirokazu TakahashiGraduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa, Nagoya, Japan.
Yasushi KawasakiWestern Region Agricultural Research Center, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization, Zentsuji, Japan.
Yuya OhtaMie Prefecture Agricultural Research Institute, Ureshino Kawakitacho, Matsusaka, Mie, Japan.
Masahide IsozakiInstitute of Vegetable and Floriculture Science, NARO, Tsukuba, Japan.
Mikiko KojimaRIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, Suehiro, Tsurumi, Yokohama, Japan.
Yumiko TakebayashiRIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, Suehiro, Tsurumi, Yokohama, Japan.
Hitoshi SakakibaraGraduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa, Nagoya, Japan.
Shunsuke ImanishiInstitute of Vegetable and Floriculture Science, NARO, Tsu, Japan.
Xuehao ChenDepartment of Horticulture, College of Horticulture and Plant Protection, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, PR China.
Mikio NakazonoGraduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa, Nagoya, Japan.

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aimsDutch tomato cultivars tend to have a greater yield than Japanese cultivars even if they are grown under the same conditions. Factors contributing to the increased yield of the Dutch cultivars were a greater light use efficiency and greater leaf photosynthetic rate. On the other hand, the relationship between tomato yields and anatomical traits is still unclear. The aim of this study is to identify the anatomical traits related to the difference in yield between Dutch and Japanese cultivars.

methodsAnatomical properties were compared during different growth stages of Dutch and Japanese tomatoes. Hormone profiles and related gene expression in hypocotyls of Dutch and Japanese cultivars were compared in the hypocotyls of 3- and 4-week-old plants. KEY

resultsDutch cultivars have a more developed secondary xylem than Japanese cultivars, which would allow for greater transport of water, mineral nutrients and phytohormones to the shoots. The areas and ratios of the xylem in the hypocotyls of 3- to 6-week-old plants were larger in the Dutch cultivars. In reciprocal grafts of the Japanese and Dutch cultivars, xylem development at the scion and rootstock depended on the scion cultivar, suggesting that some factors in the scion are responsible for the difference in xylem development. The cytokinin content, especially the level of N6-(Δ 2-isopentenyl) adenine (iP)-type cytokinin, was higher in the Dutch cultivars. This result was supported by the greater expression of Sl-IPT3 (a cytokinin biosynthesis gene) and Sl-RR16/17 (a cytokinin-responsive gene) in the Dutch cultivars.

conclusionsThese results suggest that iP-type cytokinins, which are locally synthesized in the hypocotyl, contribute to xylem development. The greater xylem development in Dutch cultivars might contribute to the high yield of the tomato.

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CytokininsHypocotylJapanSolanum lycopersicumXylemCytokininsAdenosine phosphate-isopentenyltransferasecytokinintomatovascular tissuesxylem developmentyield

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PMCPMC7380485

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