title: Simultaneous inhibition of translocation of photosynthate and of the floral stimulus by localized low-temperature treatment in the short-day plant Pharbitis nil.
abstract: There is considerable evidence to indicate that the floral stimulus moves along with photosynthate in the phloem. In the present study the effect of cooling a localized region of the stem of the short-day plant Pharbitis nil Chois. on translocation was investigated. This low-temperature treatment simultaneously inhibited translocation of photosynthate and of the floral stimulus, thus further supporting the idea that the floral stimulus is transported concurrently with assimilates in the phloem.
authors.affiliation: MSU-DOE Plant Research Laboratory, Michigan State University, 48824, East Lansing, MI, USA.
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Kavon
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Zeevaart