Gibberellin as a suppressor of lateral dominance and inducer of apical growth in the unifoliate Streptocarpus wendlandii (Gesneriaceae)

New Zealand Journal of Botany

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 267-287

  Nishii, K ^a,b   Wang, C N ^b   Spada, A ^c   Nagata, T ^d   Moller M ^a  

^a ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^d HOSEI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Apical dominance; Basal meristem; Cytokinin; Gesneriaceae; Gibberellin; Lateral dominance; Streptocarpus wendlandii

Indexed keywords

APICAL DOMINANCE; DICOTYLEDON; GROWTH RATE; GROWTH REGULATOR; INHIBITOR; MORPHOGENESIS; PHENOTYPE; SEEDLING;

EID: 84865160447     PISSN: 0028825X     EISSN: 11758643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0028825X.2012.671775     Document Type: Article

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