The Influence of Auxin on Water Saturated Coleoptiles

Cellulose microfibril patterns in elongating cells of the Zea mays root tip

“…Therefore, they concluded that the cell wall was the primary barrier to water uptake. Burstrom and Fransson (1957) decided from studies of water-saturated Avena coleoptiles that permeability could not limit auxin induced elongation even if there were no restriction on water uptake. It appears from the work of Burstrom The possible effects of auxins on the synthesis of wall components have also been studied extensively.…”

Cellulose microfibril patterns in elongating cells of the Zea mays root tip

“…Therefore, they concluded that the cell wall was the primary barrier to water uptake. Burstrom and Fransson (1957) In his work on oat coleoptiles Ray (1962) showed that auxin promoted elongation by a larger factor than wall synthesis. Auxin treated detached coleoptiles showed a decline in wall synthesis relative to elongation whereas nonauxin treated detached coleoptiles showed increased synthesis over elongation.…”