It is generally accepted that ethylene is a potent hormone involved in regulation of many events in plant growth and development (Abeles, 1973). Ethylene is produced and released from fungi and bacteria as well as from higher plants.
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Amagai, A. (2007). Ethylene induces sexual development through the enhanced expression of a novel zyg1 gene in Dictyostelium. In: Ramina, A., Chang, C., Giovannoni, J., Klee, H., Perata, P., Woltering, E. (eds) Advances in Plant Ethylene Research. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-6014-4_29
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