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Juvenility and endogenous rooting substances inCastanea sativa Mill

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Biologia Plantarum

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The rooting response to exogenous auxin of cuttings in a juvenile phase of growth from plants ofCastanea sativa Mill. was determined and simultaneously the rooting potential of the water extracts was evaluated in presence of IAA by a bean rooting test. The level of the extractable rooting promoters was high in the cuttings which exhibited the highest percentage of rooting. An inhibition of the effect of IAA on rooting was detected in the cuttings which showed the lowest rooting response, the histogram differing not much from that of the adult plant. The results indicate that in chestnut the juvenile condition, easy rooting, is associated with high levels of endogenous rooting promoters.

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  1. Plant Physiology, Instituto de Investigaeiones Agrobiológicas de Galicia, C.S.I.C., Apdo. 122, Santiago de Compostela, Spain

    Adelina Vazquez & Dolores V. Gesto

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Vazquez, A., Gesto, D.V. Juvenility and endogenous rooting substances inCastanea sativa Mill. Biol Plant 24, 48–52 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02898483

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