Ethephon Forces Plumeria for Winter Flowering A plumeria lei is a traditional greeting among both residents and tourists in Hawaii. As a lei flower, plumeria is much underestimated in terms of its value in the floriculture industry, because many flowers are gathered from backyards and roadside plantings and thus are not counted in the annual […]
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Gibberellins (GAs) and Gibberellic acid (GA3)
Gibberellins (GAs) and Gibberellic acid (GA3) Gibberellins (GAs) are plant hormones that regulate growth and influence various developmental processes, including stem elongation, germination, dormancy, flowering, sex expression, enzyme induction, and leaf and fruit senescence. Gibberellin was first recognized in 1926 by a Japanese scientist, Eiichi Kurosawa, studying bakanae, the “foolish seedling” disease in rice. It was […]
Gibberellic Acid in Plants
Gibberellic acid in plants Still a mystery unresolved Ramwant Gupta* and S K Chakrabarty This article has been cited by other articles in PMC. Abstract Gibberellic acid (GA), a plant hormone stimulating plant growth and development, is a tetracyclic di-terpenoid compound. GAs stimulate seed germination, trigger transitions from meristem to shoot growth, juvenile to adult […]