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Gibberellins in Picea sitchensis carriere: Seasonal variation and partial characterization

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The gibberellin content of needles of Picea sitchensis was investigated during a whole vegetative cycle. During the period of active growth the major gibberellin activity was present in a less polar fraction (Fraction B) whilst during the winter a more polar fraction (Fraction A) was predominant. A similar pattern of activity was observed in buds of the same species. The pattern of change of these fractions is discussed and Fraction B is partially characterized as a gibberellin isomeric with GA9.

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Abbreviations

GA:

gibberellic acid

PVP:

polyvinyl pyrrolidine

TCL:

thin-layer chromatography

PGC:

preparative gas chromatography

TMS:

trimethylsilyl

GCMS:

combined gas chromatographymass spectrometry

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  1. R. Lorenzi

    Present address: Istituto di Orticoltura & Floricoltura, Viale delle Piagge 23, I-56100, Pisa, Italy

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  1. Department of Botany and Microbiology, University College of Wales, Aberystwyth, U.K.

    R. Lorenzi, R. Horgan & J. K. Heald

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Lorenzi, R., Horgan, R. & Heald, J.K. Gibberellins in Picea sitchensis carriere: Seasonal variation and partial characterization. Planta 126, 75–82 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00389361

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