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The Gibberellin Control of Cell Elongation

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Gibberellins

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The most typical physiological effect of gibberellin (GA) is the stimulation of shoot elongation, and recent studies with dwarf plants of maize, pea, rice, and others have clearly shown that GA is a key hormone controlling plant height.1,2 However, the mechanism of GA stimulation of shoot growth has yet to be clarified.

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  1. M. Katsumi
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  1. Department of Agricultural Chemistry, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113, Japan

    Nobutaka Takahashi

  2. Department of Biology, University of California, Los Angeles, 405 Hilgard Avenue, 90024, Los Angeles, CA, USA

    Bernard O. Phinney

  3. School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Cantock’s Close, BS8 1TS, Bristol, England

    Jake MacMillan

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Katsumi, M., Ishida, K. (1991). The Gibberellin Control of Cell Elongation. In: Takahashi, N., Phinney, B.O., MacMillan, J. (eds) Gibberellins. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-3002-1_20

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