Cytokinins and Nuclear RNA Levels in Onion Root Tips

Overview

Journal Planta

Specialty Biology

Date 2014 Jan 30

PMID 24473916

Authors

N Chaly

G Setterfield

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Abstract

Onion root tips were grown in water, kinetin or 6-benzyladenine and levels of RNA in the chromatin region of nuclei were analyzed using visible light microscopy with basic-dye staining, and ultraviolet microscopy of unstained material. No evidence was found for a significant increase in nuclear RNA in response to cytokinin treatment.

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