Biochemical changes during root formation in Mangifera indica L. air layers.
Basu R. N., Roychoudhury N., Lahiri B., Sen P. K.
Author Affiliation: Calcutta University, India.
Acta Horticulturae : 64-71
Abstract : Studies were made of changes in the carbohydrate and nitrogen fractions of air-layered (L) and air-layered, IBA-treated (L/IBA) mango shoots during the 5 weeks following treatment. A progressive increase in carbohydrates occurred in both cases. At the callusing stage L shoots contained more carbohydrates but showed less callusing and root formation than L/IBA. Total N in bark and wood decreased during root formation. In both treatments soluble N rose during the pre-callusing and callusing stages, but fell before root emergence, at which time there was a net synthesis of proteins.