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Lateral movement of radioactivity from [14C]gibberellic acid (GA3) in roots and coleoptiles of Zea mays L. seedlings during geotropic stimulation

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An upward lateral movement of radioactivity from [14C]gibberellic acid (GA3) has been found to occur in geotropically stimulated coleoptiles and primary roots of intact Zea mays (L.) seedlings.

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GA3 :

gibberellic acid

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  1. Department of Botany, The University, G12 8QQ, Glasgow, UK

    Janet H. Webster & Malcolm B. Wilkins

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Webster, J.H., Wilkins, M.B. Lateral movement of radioactivity from [14C]gibberellic acid (GA3) in roots and coleoptiles of Zea mays L. seedlings during geotropic stimulation. Planta 121, 303–308 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00389330

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