Pipecolic Acid in Leaves of Strawberry Plant as Influenced by Treatments Affecting Growth

Abstract

Growth inhibition due to maleic hydrazide spray or to an unsatisfied chilling requirement caused young fully expanded leaves of the strawberry to accumulate pipeate pipecolic acid to a very striking degree. It is postulated that the accumulation resulted from blockage in normal metabolic conversion to other intermediary nitrogenous compounds.