Specificity of Gibberellin and Sucrose-promoted Flower Bud Growth in Gladiolus |
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Authors: | RAO I V RAMANUJA; RAM H Y MOHAN |
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Institution: | Department of Botany, University of Delhi Delhi, 110007, India |
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Abstract: | A critical stage in flower bud growth in the spike of Gladioluswhich is initiated by gibberellic acid (GA3) and sustained bysucrose has been identified. This corresponds to the stage atwhich separation of the outer bract occurs. In buds at differentdevelopmental stages isolated and held in water, it is the samebud stage that first shows increased growth. Buds not inducedby light were shown to respond more significantly to GA3 andsucrose than those induced by light. Since the separation ofthe outer bract results in light-induced amylase productionand starch hydrolysis leading to petal growth, it is proposedthat growth promotion by GA3 is related to light-induced petalgrowth at this specific stage. flower bud growth, Gladiolus natalensis, gibberellic acid, sucrose |
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