biologia plantarum

International journal on Plant Life established by Bohumil Němec in 1959

Biologia plantarum 27:164, 1985 | DOI: 10.1007/BF02902156

Gibberellin metabolism: Objectives and methodology

J. MacMillan1
1 Organic Chemistry Department, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK

The objectives and methodology of metabolic studies of the gibberellins are discussed with particular reference to the rôle of gibberellins in the promotion of stem elongation in gibberellin-responding dwarf mutants of pea.

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MacMillan, J. (1985). Gibberellin metabolism: Objectives and methodology. Biologia plantarum, 27(2-3), 164. doi: 10.1007/BF02902156
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