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Conjugated and Free Polyamine Levels in Normal and Aborting Maize Kernels

Yu-Ling Liang and Huu-Sheng Lur*

Dep. of Agronomy, National Taiwan Univ., Taipei, Taiwan 106, Republic of China



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Fig. 1. Dry weight accumulation of kernels from the apical (A) and basal (B) regions of ears of cultivar TN 351, and from the apical (C) and basal (D) regions of ears of cultivar TN 1. Values are means ± SE of four replicates.

 


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Fig. 2. Number of endosperm nuclei in kernels from the apical (A) and basal (B) regions of ears of cultivar TN 351, and from the apical (C) and basal (D) regions of ears of cultivar TN 1. Values are means ± SE of four replicates.

 


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Fig. 3. Endosperm DNA levels in kernels from the apical (A) and basal (B) regions of ears of cultivar TN 351, and from the apical (C) and basal (D) regions of ears of cultivar TN 1. Values are means ± SE of four replicates.

 


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Fig. 4. Nuclei DNA contents for kernels from the apical (A) and basal (B) regions of ears of cultivar TN 351, and from the apical (C) and basal (D) regions of ears of cultivar TN 1. Values are means ± SE of four replicates.

 


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Fig. 5. Total polyamine levels in kernels from the apical (A) and basal (B) regions of ears of cultivar TN 351, and from the apical (C) and basal (D) regions of ears of cultivar TN 1. Values are means ± SE of four separate extractions for each development stage.

 


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Fig. 6. Putrescine (PUT) levels in kernels from the apical (A) and basal (B) regions of ears of cultivar TN 351, and from the apical (C) and basal (D) regions of ears of cultivar TN 1. Values are means ± SE of four separate extractions for each development stage.

 


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Fig. 7. Spermidine (SPD) levels in kernels from the apical (A) and basal (B) regions of ears of cultivar TN 351, and from the apical (C) and basal (D) regions of ears of cultivar TN 1. Values are means ± SE of four separate extractions for each development stage.

 


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Fig. 8. Spermine (SPM) levels in kernels from the apical (A) and basal (B) regions of ears of cultivar TN 351, and from the apical (C) and basal (D) regions of ears of cultivar TN 1. Values are means ± SE of four separate extractions for each development stage.

 





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