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Gibberellic acid

About: Gibberellic acid is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 6597 publications have been published within this topic receiving 109294 citations. The topic is also known as: GIBBERELLIN A3.


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TL;DR: A distinct lack of correlation between the effect ofJA-Me on inhibition of flowering and shoot and root growth was noted, which indicates the independent action of JA-Me in controlling both processes.
Abstract: The effect of methyl jasmonate (JA-Me) on the floral bud formation and elongation growth in the short-day plant Pharbitis nil was investigated. The placing of 4-day-old seedlings of P. nil in a solution of JA-Me for a period of 24 h before an inductive (16 h or 14 h of darkness) night led to a dramatic reduction in the number of flower buds formed by the plant. Plants treated with JA-Me also totally lost their capacity to form a generative terminal bud. JA-Me applied after photoinduction does not inhibit flowering. Gibberellic acid (GA3) partly reverses the inhibitory effect of JA-Me. Plants treated simultaneously with JA-Me and GA3 formed about 3 flower buds more than plants treated with JA-Me only. JA-Me at a concentration of 10-7 M stimulates slightly, but at higher concentrations it inhibits root growth and shoot growth. A distinct lack of correlation between the effect of JA-Me on inhibition of flowering and shoot and root growth was noted. This indicates the independent action of JA-Me in controlling both processes.

62 citations

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TL;DR: Germination and dormancy of seeds of a range of native forbs vary with temperature and light regime; they provide an initial basis on which to test and interpret the effects of seasonal factors on germination and field establishment.
Abstract: Seeds of seven native herbaceous species common in natural grasslands and woodlands of south-eastern Australia were tested for germination over a range of alternating temperatures (15/5-35/25°C) with and without light. Seeds were also exposed to low (4°C) and high (50/40°C) temperatures and the addition of gibberellic acid. Tests were conducted on seeds stored for 0-15 months at room temperature. The optimum temperature for germination differed among species, with only Helipterum albicans germinating maximally over all temperatures. Germination of Bulbine bulbosa seed was the most strongly temperature-dependent. Light and cold treatments promoted germination in Helipterum albicans and Vittadinia muelleri only. Short-term dormancy (3-4 months) was shown to occur in fresh seeds of Stylidium graminifolium, Helichrysum apiculatum and Wahlenbergia stricta, but not in seeds of the other species; addition of gibberellic acid to seeds of the two last-named species did not overcome that dormancy. Seeds of all species remained germinable after 15 months of storage. Seeds of most species germinated maximally at 20/10°C. Storage at high alternating temperatures for 1 month inhibited subsequent germination at 30/20° in Leptorhynchos squamatus and S. graminifolium but increased it in V. muelleri, H. albicans and H. apiculatum. In the last species, exposure of 1-month-old seeds to high temperature broke dormancy. These results show that germination and dormancy of seeds of a range of native forbs vary with temperature and light regime; they provide an initial basis on which to test and interpret the effects of seasonal factors on germination and field establishment.

62 citations

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TL;DR: Preliminary data suggest that a K + activated ATPase present in membrane preparation is involved in the mechanism of active K + uptake in the seeds.

62 citations

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01 Mar 1958-Nature
TL;DR: There are insufficient data concerning the effect of this chemical on enlargement of fruit in any plant, but an increased set of fruit has been observed in tomatoes.
Abstract: ALTHOUGH an increased set of fruit as a result of gibberellic acid or related compounds has been observed in tomatoes1, there are insufficient data concerning the effect of this chemical on enlargement of fruit in any plant.

62 citations


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No. of papers in the topic in previous years
YearPapers
2023203
2022406
2021133
2020153
2019165
2018196