STUDY ON MECHANISM OF ETHYLENE CONTROL OF SEX DIFFERENTIATION IN Lagenaria siceraria

The sex expression of Lagenaria siceraria can be modified by phytohormones. This modification is related to "a certain bisexual stage" during floral bud differentiation. ACC (ethylene precursor) and STS (ethylene antagonist) can change the direction of sex differentiation of the floral buds in vitro. STS induces maleness by means of inhibiting ethylene action, directly promoting the development of the primordia of stamens, and then suppressing that of pistils. Hence, it can be deduced that ethylene induces femaleness by directly suppressing the development of the primordia of stamens and then promoting that of pistils. Such a regulation of the development of sexual organs is due to a change in the direction of assimilates to the pistils by ACC and to the stamens by STS. Therefore, ethylene induces femaleness by first limiting the sink strength of the stamens and then increasing that of the pistils.     

乙烯控制瓠瓜性别分化的机理研究

植物激素改变瓠瓜的性别是与其花芽分化过程中有“特定两性期”有关.ACC(乙烯前体)和STS(乙烯拮抗剂)能改变“特定两性期”的离体花芽性别分化的方向.STS是通过抑制乙烯的作用,直接促进雌花芽中的雄蕊原基发育、相应地抑制雌蕊原基发育而发挥诱雄作用,由此推论,乙烯是直接抑制雄花芽中的雄蕊原基发育、相应地促进雌蕊原基发育而发挥诱雌作用.乙烯的这种诱雌作用是通过改变同化物向雌雄蕊运转的方向,进而改变雌雄形态分化的方向.