Abstract
SummaryBiochemical studies were conducted on both seed and mesocarp tissue of 'Alphonso' mango during fruit development and the fruit ripening stages to examine the possible role of seed in inducing the formation of spongy tissue. Fruits were analysed for selected key enzymes of carbohydrate, fat and respiratory metabolism, and related biochemical constituents. Invariably, the incidence of spongy tissue was associated with an increase in amylase and lipase activities in the seed, and a concomitant reduction in mesocarp tissue. Exogenously applied gibberellic acid (GA3) induced the formation of spongy tissue with enhanced amylase activity, while paclobutrazol (PBZ) reduced the incidence of spongy tissue, with a reduction in amylase activity in the seed. The results clearly indicated that the shift of seed into germination mode provided a trigger for the formation of spongy tissue in the mesocarp.
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Claims 7
Claim · model-written summary
Spongy tissue incidence was associated with increased amylase and lipase activities in the seed.
- Taxon
- mango
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Mangifera indicat0 - Organ / stage
- seede1
- Outcome
- amylase and lipase activitiese1
- Direction
- increasee1
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Verbatim
t0“Biochemical changes in seed and mesocarp of mango (Mangifera indica L.)”
e1“the incidence of spongy tissue was associated with an increase in amylase and lipase activities in the seed”
Claim · model-written summary
Spongy tissue incidence was associated with a concomitant reduction in mesocarp tissue.
- Taxon
- mangoMangifera indicat0
- Organ / stage
- mesocarpe2
- Outcome
- mesocarp tissuee2
- Direction
- reductione2
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Verbatim
t0“Biochemical changes in seed and mesocarp of mango (Mangifera indica L.)”
e2“and a concomitant reduction in mesocarp tissue”
Claim · model-written summary
Exogenously applied GA3 induced spongy tissue formation.
- Taxon
- mangoMangifera indicat0
- Treatment
- gibberellic acid (GA3)e3
- Outcome
- formation of spongy tissuee3
- Direction
- inducede3
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“Biochemical changes in seed and mesocarp of mango (Mangifera indica L.)”
e3“Exogenously applied gibberellic acid (GA3) induced the formation of spongy tissue with enhanced amylase activity”
Claim · model-written summary
Exogenously applied GA3 enhanced amylase activity.
- Taxon
- mangoMangifera indicat0
- Treatment
- gibberellic acid (GA3)e3
- Outcome
- amylase activitye3
- Direction
- enhancede3
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“Biochemical changes in seed and mesocarp of mango (Mangifera indica L.)”
e3“Exogenously applied gibberellic acid (GA3) induced the formation of spongy tissue with enhanced amylase activity”
Claim · model-written summary
Paclobutrazol (PBZ) reduced the incidence of spongy tissue.
- Taxon
- mangoMangifera indicat0
- Treatment
- paclobutrazol (PBZ)e4
- Outcome
- incidence of spongy tissuee4
- Direction
- reducede4
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“Biochemical changes in seed and mesocarp of mango (Mangifera indica L.)”
e4“paclobutrazol (PBZ) reduced the incidence of spongy tissue, with a reduction in amylase activity in the seed”
Claim · model-written summary
Paclobutrazol (PBZ) reduced amylase activity in the seed.
- Taxon
- mangoMangifera indicat0
- Organ / stage
- seede4
- Treatment
- paclobutrazol (PBZ)e4
- Outcome
- amylase activitye4
- Direction
- reductione4
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“Biochemical changes in seed and mesocarp of mango (Mangifera indica L.)”
e4“paclobutrazol (PBZ) reduced the incidence of spongy tissue, with a reduction in amylase activity in the seed”
Claim · model-written summary
Shift of seed into germination mode is proposed to trigger spongy tissue formation in the mesocarp.
- Taxon
- mangoMangifera indicat0
- Outcome
- formation of spongy tissuee5
- Qualifier
- shift of seed into germination modee5
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“Biochemical changes in seed and mesocarp of mango (Mangifera indica L.)”
e5“the shift of seed into germination mode provided a trigger for the formation of spongy tissue in the mesocarp”
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