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A specific bioassay for the inhibition of flowering

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A bioassay for the inhibition of flowering involving the in vitro culture of excised, partially-induced, apices of Viscaria candida is described. This bioassay has been used to detect flowering inhibition in extracts from Kalanchoe blossfeldiana.

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  1. Wye College, (University of London), Ashford, Kent, U.K.

    Jennet Blake

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Blake, J. A specific bioassay for the inhibition of flowering. Planta 103, 126–128 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00387363

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