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Application of the cytokinin, N6-benzyladenine, to light-grown shoots of dwarf “Meteor” pea seedlings (Pisum sativum L.) markedly increased the rate of turnover of GA20, a native pea gibberellin. It is suggested that endogenous cytokinins may affect gibberellin metabolism in plants by controlling rates of gibberellin turnover.
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Railton, I.D. Effects of N6-benzyladenine on the rate of turnover of [3H]GA20 by shoots of dwarf Pisum sativum . Planta 120, 197–200 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00384930
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