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In the qualitative short-day plant Impatiens balsamina, gibberellic acid (GA3) not only promoted the formation of floral buds in response to suboptimal photoinductive conditions and reduced the number of SD cycles that are required for their development into flowers, but also caused initiation of floral buds under non-inductive photoperiods. In plants treated with repeated applications of GA3, the floral buds developed into flowers irrespective of whether the apex was left intact or was removed. In those that received a single application of GA3 the floral buds developed into flowers only in decapitated plants.
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Nanda, K.K., Krishnamoorthy, H.N. & Anuradha, T.A. Floral induction by gibberellic acid in Impatiens balsamina, a qualitative short-day plant. Planta 76, 367–370 (1967). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00387542
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00387542