title: A model for the mechanism of stimulation of latex flow in Hevea brasiliensis by ethylene.
abstract: A model is proposed for ethylene stimulation of latex flow from tapping cuts of Hevea brasiliensis, based on the predicted effects of ethylene on the plasticity and structure of cell walls of the latex vessels. Evidence for the model comes from the effects of ethylene on etiolated shoots of Pisum sativum.
authors.affiliation: Agricultural Research Council Unit of Developmental Botany, Cambridge, UK.
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Osborne
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Sargent
mesh_terms: D001692:Biological Transport / Q000187:drug effects; D005030:Ethylenes / Q000494:pharmacology*; D028482:Hevea / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D007840:Latex / Q000378:metabolism*; D008954:Models, Biological; D010937:Plant Growth Regulators / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D005030:Ethylenes; D007840:Latex; D010937:Plant Growth Regulators; C036216:ethylene