Effects of applying stem-shortening plant growth regulators to leaves on root elongation by seedlings of wheat, oat and barley: Mediation by ethylene

Plant Growth Regulation

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 51-59

  Rajala, Ari ^a,c   Peltonen Sainio, Pirjo ^a,c   Onnela, Marko ^a   Jackson, Michael ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c PLANT PRODUCTION RESEARCH   (Finland)

Author keywords

Barley; Ethylene; Oats; Plant growth regulators; Root growth; Wheat

Indexed keywords

BIOSYNTHESIS; ETHYLENE; HORMONES; TISSUE;

ROOT ELONGATION;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

EID: 0036760366     PISSN: 01676903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1020924307455     Document Type: Article

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