Auxin-Induced Ethylene Formation: Its Relation to Flowering in the Pineapple
- 27 May 1966
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 152 (3726), 1269
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.152.3726.1269
Abstract
Within I day after pineapple plants are treated with naphthalene acetic acid they begin producing ethylene. It is suggested that applied auxins mimic the action of ethylene by stimulating ethylene formation, and that ethylene, not auxin, causes pineapples to flower.Keywords
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