Euglena gracilis (Euglenophyceae) produces abscisic acid and cytokinins and responds to their exogenous application singly and in combination with other growth regulators

European Journal of Phycology

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 244-254

  Noble, Adam ^a,b   Kisiala, Anna ^a,c   Galer, Amy ^a   Clysdale, Donna ^d   Emery, R J Neil ^a  

^a TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Lakefield College School   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Poland)

^d Peterborough Victoria Northumberland and Clarington Catholic District School Board   (Canada)

Author keywords

Abscisic acid; Algal growth; Cell morphology; Cytokinin; High performance liquid chromatography mass spectrometry; Phytohormone treatment

Indexed keywords

ABSCISIC ACID; ALGA; CELLS AND CELL COMPONENTS; FLAGELLATE; GROWTH RATE; GROWTH REGULATOR; HORMONE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MORPHOLOGY;

ALGAE; EUGLENA; EUGLENA GRACILIS; EUGLENIDA;

EID: 84987974327     PISSN: 09670262     EISSN: 14694433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09670262.2014.911353     Document Type: Article

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