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Identification of the profile of endogenous cytokinin-like compounds during different plant growth stages and their effects on flower bud abscission in pistachio (Pistacia vera L.)


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Figure 1

A view of the research pistachio orchard.
A view of the research pistachio orchard.

Figure 2

Appearance of the plant material used in the research.
Appearance of the plant material used in the research.

Figure 3

The main CK-like compounds detected in the shoots of ‘On’- and ‘Off’-year pistachio trees as a percentage of the total CK content. Percentages were calculated using the formula: each CK compound content × 100/total CK content. DAFB, days after full blooming.
The main CK-like compounds detected in the shoots of ‘On’- and ‘Off’-year pistachio trees as a percentage of the total CK content. Percentages were calculated using the formula: each CK compound content × 100/total CK content. DAFB, days after full blooming.

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The main CK-like compounds detected in the leaves of ‘On’- and ‘Off’-year pistachio trees as a percentage of the total CK content. For explanation, see Figure 3.
The main CK-like compounds detected in the leaves of ‘On’- and ‘Off’-year pistachio trees as a percentage of the total CK content. For explanation, see Figure 3.

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The main CK-like compounds detected in the flower buds of ‘On’ and ‘Off’-year pistachio trees as a percentage of the total CK content. For explanations, see Figure 3.
The main CK-like compounds detected in the flower buds of ‘On’ and ‘Off’-year pistachio trees as a percentage of the total CK content. For explanations, see Figure 3.

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The main CK-like compounds detected in the panicles of only ‘On’-year pistachio trees as a percentage of the total CK content. For explanation, see Figure 3.
The main CK-like compounds detected in the panicles of only ‘On’-year pistachio trees as a percentage of the total CK content. For explanation, see Figure 3.

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The main CK-like compounds detected in the nuts of only ‘On’-year pistachio trees as a percentage of the total CK content. For explanation, see Figure 3.
The main CK-like compounds detected in the nuts of only ‘On’-year pistachio trees as a percentage of the total CK content. For explanation, see Figure 3.

Concentrations of CK-like compounds in the nuts in different physiological periods in only ‘On’-year pistachio trees

Nuts CK content (ng · g−1 DW) ‘On’ year
35 DAFB45 DAFB55 DAFB65 DAFBPeriod averageD%5 periods × ‘On’ year
t-ZOG161.87a ± 8.0956.55c ± 3.1352.41c ± 2.3874.51b ± 3.7586.349.13**
c-ZOG2.42b ± 0.142.38b±0.121.56c ± 0.073.22a ± 0.192.650.25**
t-Z<LOD<LODndnd
c-Zndndndnd
t-ZR184.85a ± 9.2432.90b ± 1.8224.18bc ± 1.0921.51c ± 1.2065.868.97**
c-ZR1.81a ± 0.101.85a ± 0.111.45b ± 0.071.38b ± 0.061.620.14**
Total Z type350.9593.6879.6100.62
DHZ3.04a ± 0.142.80b ± 0.151.90c ± 0.101.17d ± 0.062.220.20**
DHZR24.95a ± 1.257.23b ± 0.407.18b ± 0.325.83c ± 0.3011.291.28**
Total DHZ type27.9910.039.087
iP<LOD<LOD<LOD<LOD
iPR3.04a ± 0.151.67bc ± 0.071.86b ± 0.111.63c ± 0.192.050.19**
Total iP type3.041.671.861.63
Total isoprenoid CKs381.98105.3890.54109.25

Sampling dates for analyses of CK-like compounds

Plant parts
Shoots, leaves, flower buds, panicles and nuts
Physiological periods35 DAFB15 May 2015
45 DAFB25 May 2015
55 DAFB04 June 2015
65 DAFB14 June 2015

Concentrations of CK-like compounds in the shoots in different physiological periods in ‘On’- and ‘Off’-year pistachio trees

Isoprenoid CKsShoots CK content (ng · g−1 DW)
35 DAFB45 DAFB55 DAFB65 DAFB
‘Off’‘On’‘Off’‘On’‘Off’‘On’‘Off’‘On’
iP3.09a ± 0.142.20b ± 0.105.01 ± 0.284.95 ± 0.252.14a ± 0.117.19b ± 0.306.94a ± 0.3513.63b ± 0.60
D%5 ‘On’ × ‘Off’ year0.25**0.580.52**1.13**
iPR58.50 ± 2.6354.70 ± 2.46111.58a ± 6.1582.02b± 4.1042.51b ± 2.1365.14 a ± 2.9525.33b ± 1.2149.53a ± 2.28
D%5 ‘On’ × ‘Off’ year5.7511.82**5.76**4.07**
Total iP type61.5956.90116.5986.9744.6572.3332.2763.16
t-Z1.27 ± 0.051.16 ± 0.041.18 ± 0.021.03 ± 0.05<LOD<LOD<LOD<LOD
D%5 ‘On’ בOff’ year0.130.09
t-ZR25.09b ± 1.1330.81a ± 1.3313.35a±0.707.11b ± 0.3612.69a ± 0.608.83b ± 0.385.18a ± 0.253.07b ± 0.13
2.86**1.30**1.19**0.44**
t-ZOG24.58a ± 1.1032.24b ± 1.4516.67a ± 0.9215.34b ± 0.7715.83b ± 0.6917.06 a ± 0.779.60b ± 0.4520.85a ± 0.91
D%5 ‘On’ × ‘Off’ year2.91**1.921.741.68**
c-ZR3.13b ± 0.123.42a ± 0.154.44 ± 0.204.52± 0.212.01b ± 0.092.28 a ± 0.151.96a ± 0.101.50b ± 0.06
D%5 ‘On’ × ‘Off’ year0.27**0.520.22**0.16**
c-Znd<LODndndndndnd<LOD
c-ZOGnd<LODndndndnd<LODnd
Total Z type54.0767.6335.6426.9731.8128.1716.7425.42
DHZndndndndndndndnd
DHZR<LOD<LOD<LOD<LOD<LOD<LOD<LOD<LOD
Total DHZ type<LOD<LOD<LOD<LOD<LOD<LOD<LOD<LOD
Total isoprenoid CKs115.66124.53152.23113.9476.46100.549.0188.58

Concentrations of CK-like compounds in the leaves in different physiological periods in ‘On’- and ‘Off’-year pistachio trees

Isoprenoid CK sLeaves CK content (ng · g−1 DW)
35 DAFB45 DAFB55 DAFB65 DAFB
‘Off’‘On’‘Off’‘On’‘Off’‘On’‘Off’‘On’
iP21.85b ± 0.9827.55a ± 1.2422.89a ± 1.0312.85 b ± 0.5812.72a±0.517.66 b ± 0.3422.39a ± 1.0116.09b ± 0.70
D%5 ‘On’ × ‘Off’ year2.52**1.88 **0.99**1.97**
iPR18.95 ± 0.8021.78 ± 0.9935.34 ± 1.5120.54 ± 0.9242.75 ± 1.7023.08 ± 1.0524.32 ± 1.1023.52 ± 1.04
D%5 ‘On’ × ‘Off’ year2.07**2.93**3.19**2.43
Total iP type40.849.3358.2333.3955.4730.7446.7139.61
t-Z<LOD<LODndndndndndnd
c-Zndndndndndndndnd
t-ZR3.52 ± 0.161.98 ± 0.081.70 ± 0.062.01 ± 0.091.23 ± 0.061.22 ± 0.051.06 ± 0.041.13 ± 0.04
D%5 ‘On’ × ‘Off’ year0.27**0.16**0.110.09
c-ZR1.29 ± 0.071.19 ± 0.051.20a ± 0.061.07 b ± 0.04<LOD<LOD<LOD<LOD
D%5 ‘On’ × ‘Off’ year0.120.11**
t-ZOG5.12a ± 0.234.37 b ± 0.203.17b ± 0.146.08a ± 0.272.05 ± 0.102.00 ± 0.86.66a ± 0.305.07b ± 0.22
D%5 ‘On’ × ‘Off’ year0.41**0.47**0.190.60**
c-ZOGndnd<LODnd<LODndndnd
Total Z type9.937.546.079.163.283.227.726.20
DHZndndndndndndndnd
DHZR<LODndndndnd<LOD<LOD<LOD
Total DHZ-type<LODndndndnd<LOD<LOD<LOD
Total isoprenoid CKs50.7356.8764.342.5558.7533.9654.4345.81

Concentrations of CK-like compounds in the flower buds in different physiological periods in ‘On’- and ‘Off’-year pistachio trees

Isoprenoid CKsFlower buds CK content (ng · g−1 DW)
35 DAFB45 DAFB55 DAFB65 DAFB
‘Off’‘On’‘Off’‘On’‘Off’‘On’‘Off’‘On’
iP2.02 ± 0.101.11 ± 0.064.01a ± 0.182.90b ± 0.133.06b ± 0.116.60a ± 0.3015.76a ± 0.6112.47b ± 0.50
D%5 ‘On’ × ‘Off’ year0.170.33**0.52**1.27**
iPR14.82a ± 0.6712.41b± 0.6226.18b ± 1.1430.19a ± 1.3618.74b ± 0.6637.13a ± 1.6556.60 ± 2.2053.86 ± 2.10
D%5 ‘On’ × ‘Off’ year1.44**2.85**2.99**4.98
Total iP type16.84a13.52b30.19b33.09a21.8b43.73a72.36a66.33b
t-ZOG6.46 ± 0.297.63 ± 0.384.26 ± 0.207.15 ± 0.223.24 ± 0.174.54± 0.242.12 ± 0.083.98 ± 0.18
D%5 ‘On’ × ‘Off’ year0.74**0.58**0.38**0.27**
c-ZOGndndndndndndndnd
t-Z<LODndnd<LODndndndnd
c-Zndndndndndndndnd
t-ZR5.20 ± 0.185.26 ± 0.251.95b ± 0.112.59a ± 0.133.02a ± 0.182.06b ± 0.083.15b ± 0.143.76a ± 0.20
D%5 ‘On’ × ‘Off’ year0.500.22**0.25**0.33**
c-ZR1.53 ± 0.071.62 ± 0.091.61b ± 0.082.34a ± 0.111.18b ± 0.051.65a ± 0.141.23b ± 0.063.87a ± 0.15
D%5 ‘On’ × ‘Off’ year0.160.19**0.13**0.24**
Total Z-type13.1914.517.8212.087.448.256.512.75
DHZndndndndndndndnd
DHZR<LOD<LOD<LOD<LOD<LOD<LOD<LOD<LOD
Total DHZ type<LOD<LOD<LOD<LOD<LOD<LOD<LOD<LOD
Total isoprenoid CK s30.0328.0338.0145.1729.2451.9878.8679.08

Climate data for the Gaziantep Province of Turkey for 2015

MonthsAverage monthly temperature (°C)Monthly maximum temperature (°C)Monthly minimum temperature (°C)Monthly relative humidity (%)Average monthly rainfall (mm)
January3.816.1−6.072.3105.8
February5.315.5−1.778.3174.4
March9.022.3−0.164.595.4
April12.627.53.855.433.1
May19.733.38.744.935.5
June23.733.513.741.71.1
July29.340.719.230.111.3
August28.839.618.435.85.3
September26.838.616.332.811.2
October18.429.99.758.354.6
November11.122.42.251.721.8
December6.418.8−1.350.951.2
Annual16.240.7−6.051.4589.5

Concentrations of CK-like compounds in the panicles in different physiological periods in only ‘On’-year pistachio trees

Panicles CK content (ng · g−1 DW) ‘On’ year
35 DAFB45 DAFB55 DAFB65 DAFBPeriod averageD%5 periods × ‘On’ year
iP3.27c ± 0.197.69b ± 0.267.88b ± 0.1813.34a ± 0.218.050.71**
iPR60.47c ± 0.30105.31a ± 1.0178.78b ± 0.2858.36c ± 0.2075.736.09**
Total iP type63.7411386.6671.7
t-ZOG29.22a ± 1.316.53b ± 0.266.95b ± 0.296.99b ± 0.3312.421.31**
c-ZOG2.27c ± 0.102.51b ± 0.182.38bc ± 0.092.76a ± 0.170.18**
t-Zndndndnd
c-Zndndndnd
t-ZR12.24a ± 0.553.90b ± 0.212.99c ± 0.132.06d ± 0.092.480.55**
c-ZR5.44a ± 0.254.20b ± 0.194.00b ± 0.161.66c ± 0.073.820.32**
Total Z type50.2717.1416.3213.47
DHZndndndnd
DHZR1.10 ± 0.05<LOD<LOD<LOD
Total DHZ type1.10<LOD<LOD<LOD
Total isoprenoid CKs114.01130.14102.9885.17
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