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

With the demonstration of the "triple response" in plants by Neljubow at the turn of the century, ethylene has been identified as a substance specifically affecting plant growth. Yet it took a few more decades to show that ethylene is a naturally occurring product of plants having all the characteristics of a phytohormone. Ever since much effort has been devoted to a wide variety of physiological and biochemical problems relevant to ethylene. A first meeting was organized in Israel in 1984 to bring together many people active in this rapidly expanding field of experimental research. It is the aim of the present symposium to provide once more a forum at which researchers might expose and comment progress in their work over the last few years. Speakers were invi ted and their contri buti ons ordered ina number of sessions, each of which was centered on a particular topiC. Much of the benefit came from ensuing discussion sessions which were conducted with much competence and expertise by Anderson, Ben-Arie, Goren, Morgan and Osborne. All of these colleagues are recognized leaders in ethylene research today and the organizers owe a very special gratitude to them for their substantial contribution to the programme. It is well to remember the friendly atmosphere, so essential to the success of the whole meeting and so much enjoyed by every partiCipant. Prompt publi ca tion of the papers was made possi ble by the camera-ready procedure offered by the publisher. Front Matter....Pages i-xi The Control Role of Ethylene in Plant Growth and Development....Pages 1-11 Ethylene Analysis — Tricks Played by Plants....Pages 13-20 Front Matter....Pages 21-21 Characterization of the Ethylene-Forming Enzyme in Vivo and in Vitro ....Pages 23-31 Subcellular Localization of 1-Aminocyclopropane-1-Carboxylic Acid Metabolism in Plant Cells....Pages 33-40 S-Adenosylmethionine-Dependent Inactivation of 1-Aminocyclopropane-1-Carboxylate Synthase Isolated from Tomato Fruits....Pages 41-48 Induction and Characterization of the Ethylene Biosynthesis-Inducing Xylanase Produced by the Fungus, Trichoderma Viride....Pages 49-56 The Nature of an Ethylene Biosynthesis-Inducing Factor Found in Cellulysin....Pages 57-64 The Influence of Oxygen Concentration on Ethylene Production and the Content of 1-Aminocyclopropane-1-Carboxylic Acid (ACC) and 1-Malonylaminocyclopropane-1-Carboxylic Acid (MACC) in Etiolated Phaseolus Vulgaris Seedlings....Pages 65-72 Oxygen-Independent Ethylene Action in Cocklebur Seed Germination in Relation to Osmoregulation....Pages 73-80 Ethylene, β-Cyanoalanine Synthase and Cyanide Insensitive Respiration in Ripening Apples: The Effect of Calcium....Pages 81-90 Front Matter....Pages 91-91 Purification and Amino-Acid Sequence Analysis of 1-Aminocyclopropane-1-Carboxylic Acid Synthase from Tomato Pericarp....Pages 93-100 Effect of 2,5-Norbornadiene on the Ripening and the Production of Ethylene in Tomato Fruits....Pages 101-108 The Action of Silver Thiosulphate in Carnation Petals....Pages 109-117 Hormonal Induction of ACC Synthase....Pages 119-133 Hormone-Enhanced Ethylene Production in Leaves....Pages 135-142 Effect of Auxins on Ethylene Biosynthesis in Banana Fruit....Pages 143-150 Ethylene and Auxin-Ethylene Interaction in Adventitious Root Formation in Mung Bean Cuttings....Pages 151-156 Ethylene Induced Changes in Auxin Metabolism in Citrus Leaf Tissues....Pages 157-163 Gibberelllic Acid Reduces Sensitivity of Persimmon Fruits to Ethylene....Pages 165-171 Induction of Autocatalytic Ethylene Production and Ripening by Propylene in “Hayward ”Kiwifruit....Pages 173-178 Front Matter....Pages 179-179 Ethylene biosynthesis in heat-treated apples....Pages 181-189 Temperature-Induced Changes in Ethylene Production and Implications for Post-Harvest Physiology....Pages 191-199 The Control of Aytocatalytic Ethylene Production and Ripening in Avocado Fruit by Temperature, High Carbon Dioxide and Low Oxygen....Pages 201-210 Stress Ethylene Metabolism as Related to Degree of Tissue Injury....Pages 211-218 Effect of Copper and Zinc on the Ethylene Metabolism in Phaseolus Vulgaris L .....Pages 219-228 Wound-Induced Ethylene Production and 1-Aminocyclopropane-1-Carboxylic Acid Synthase in Mesocarp Tissue of Cucurbita Maxima....Pages 229-236 Stress Ethylene Production in a Plant-Insect-Microbe System....Pages 237-244 Ethylene flooding responses of Rumex species....Pages 245-253 Ethylene Biosynthesis in Tomato Infected by Phytophthora Infestans....Pages 255-260 Front Matter....Pages 261-261 Early Changes in Ethylene Production during Senescence of Carnation and Phalaenopsis Flowers Measured by Laser Photoacoustic Detection....Pages 263-270 Ethylene and Carbon Dioxide Exchange in Leaves and Whole Plants....Pages 271-278 The Effect of White Light on the Ethylene Biosynthesis of Intact Green Seedlings....Pages 279-290 The Effect of Red Light on the Ethylene Biosynthesis of Intact Etiolated Seedlings....Pages 291-302 Ethylene Production in Relation to Rose Micropropagation through Axillary Budding....Pages 303-312 Floral Induction of Bromeliads by Ethylene....Pages 313-322 Ethylene Synthesis and Sensitivity in the Formation of Aerenchyma in Response to Deficiencies of N and P in Roots of Zea Mays ....Pages 323-330 The Role of Ethylene in the Control of Stem Pithiness....Pages 331-339 Contrary Effects of Ethylene and ACC on Cell Growth in the Liverwort Riella Helicophylla....Pages 341-348 Back Matter....Pages 349-355 Proceedings of a Conference held at the Limburgs Universitair Centrum, Diepenbeek, Belgium, August 22-27, 1988