Abstract
The effects of differing cytokinin and auxin concentrations on resistance of tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L.) tissue cultures to race 0 of Phytophthora parasitica var. nicotianae were examined. With 1 micromolar kinetin and either 11.5 micromolar indoleacetic acid or 1 micromolar 2,4-dichlorophen-oxyacetic acid, tissues from resistant cultivars exhibited a “hypersensitive” reaction to zoospores of the fungus and subsequently were colonized only slightly. With susceptible cultivars or with tissues from resistant cultivars supplied with higher cytokinin levels (e.g. 10 micromolar kinetin), this hypersensitive reaction did not occur and tissues were heavily colonized. Benzylaminopurine and kinetin were particularly effective in eliminating both the hypersensitive reaction and disease resistance. Zeatin and 6-(3-methyl-2-butenylamino)purine were less effective. Increases in indoleacetic acid levels reversed the effects of high cytokinin concentrations. The balance of phytohormones apparently controls the host response to the fungus; thus, in this system, resistance or susceptibility can be studied without changing either host or fungal genotype.
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