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Comparative effect of silver ion and gibberellic acid on the induction of male flowers on femaleCannabis plants

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Silver ion applied as AgNO3 to the shoot tip of female plants ofCannabis induces male flowers. It is more effective than gibberellic acid (GA3) in maintaining the induced state.

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  1. Department of Botany, University of Delhi, 110007, Delhi, India

    G. Sarath & H. Y. Mohan Ram

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Acknowledgment. G.S. thanks the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, New Delhi, India, for the award of a Junior Research Fellowship.

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Sarath, G., Mohan Ram, H.Y. Comparative effect of silver ion and gibberellic acid on the induction of male flowers on femaleCannabis plants. Experientia 35, 333–334 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01964334

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