Abstract
Abscisic acid (ABA), auxins, cytokinins, gibberellic acid, alone or in combination were tested for their effects on short-term sucrose uptake in sugar beet (Beta vulgaris cv USH-20) roots. The effect of ABA on active sucrose uptake varied from no effect to the more generally observed 1.4-to 3.0-fold stimulation. A racemic mixture of ABA and its trans isomer were more stimulatory than ABA alone. Pretreating and/or simultaneously treating the tissue with K+ or IAA prevented the ABA response while cytokinins and gibberellic acid did not. While the variable sensitivities of beet root to ABA may somehow be related to the auxin and alkali cation status of the tissue, tissue sensitivity to ABA was not correlated with ABA uptake, accumulation, or metabolic patterns. In contrast to ABA, indoleacetic acid (IAA) and other auxins strongly inhibited active sucrose uptake in beet roots. Cytokinins enhanced the auxin-induced inhibition of sucrose uptake but ABA and gibberellic acid did not modify or counteract the auxin effect. Trans-zeatin, benzyladenine, kinetin, and gibberellins had no effect on active sucrose uptake. None of the hormones or hormone mixtures tested had any significant effect on passive sucrose uptake. The effects of IAA and ABA on sucrose uptake were detectable within 1 h suggesting a rather close relationship between the physiological activities of IAA and ABA and the operation of the active transport system.
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