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Comparisons between related species with different rooting capacities can provide insights into the mechanisms controlling adventitious root development. The availability of carbohydrates is often considered exclusively as an energetic requirement to drive root development; the major regulatory role in the process is often attributed to phytohormones, particularly auxin. The roles of light quantity (irradiance) and carbohydrate supply available to young aseptic donor-plants on the adventitious rooting response of Eucalyptus globulus (rooting recalcitrant) and Eucalyptus saligna (easy-to-root) were examined. The effects of the type of carbohydrate supply (sucrose or glucose) on the rooting response of cuttings was also evaluated. Light intensity supplied to mother-plants (30 or 60 μmol m−2 s−1) had limited influence on the rooting response of both species, whereas dark periods were detrimental, particularly for E. globulus. In E. globulus, rooting was promoted by the absence of sucrose in donor-plant media. Presence of sucrose in donor plant medium promoted root number but did not affect rooting percentage of E. saligna. A positive effect of glucose on cutting rhizogenesis was found if this hexose was supplied during the root induction phase, followed by sucrose in the root formation step, especially for E. globulus. The same effect was not seen with fructose. The beneficial effect of glucose in the induction phase on root number was also evident under suboptimal auxin concentrations.
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Corrêa, L.d., Paim, D.C., Schwambach, J. et al. Carbohydrates as regulatory factors on the rooting of Eucalyptus saligna Smith and Eucalyptus globulus Labill. Plant Growth Regul 45, 63–73 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10725-004-6125-z
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