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Effect of triacontanol and chlormequat on growth, plant hormones and artemisinin yield in Artemisia annua L.

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Artemisinin and herbage yield of Artemisia annua plants were determined after application of triacontanol (tria.) and chlormequat (2-chloroethyltrimethylammonium chloride). Tria. at 1.0 and 1.5 mgl−1 produced a statistically significant positive effect on artemisinin level as well as on plant height, leaf and herbage yield. Chlormequat at 1000 and 1500 mgl−1 also increased artemisinin level, decreased the plant height at higher concentrations and increased the leaf and herbage yield at lower concentrations. Tria. application enhanced GA-like activity, but ABA levels decreased, while chlormequat increased ABA but reduced GA-like substances. The effect of Tria. on artemisinin yield seems to be mediated through its effect on plant growth.

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Shukla, A., Abad Farooqi, A.H., Shukla, Y.N. et al. Effect of triacontanol and chlormequat on growth, plant hormones and artemisinin yield in Artemisia annua L.. Plant Growth Regul 11, 165–171 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00024071

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