title: Potassium-Dependent Increase in RNA and Protein Synthesis in the Early Phase of Incubation of the Thermodormant Phacelia tanacetifolia Seeds.
abstract: The seeds of Phacelia tanacetifolia Benth. cv Bleu Clair incubated at 30 degrees C in the dark did not germinate and did not activate K(+) uptake capacity. The administration of 1 millimolar K(+) in the early phase of incubation stimulated RNA and protein synthesis. The possible role of K(+) in promoting the marcromolecular syntheses during the early phase of germination is discussed.
authors: Istituto di Chimica Agraria, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Celoria, 2-20133 Milano, Italy.
authors: S M
authors: SM
authors: Cocucci
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Ranieri
authors: G
authors: G
authors: Zocchi