The upcoming discussion will update you about the differences between Abscisic Acid and Gibberellin Acid. Difference # Abscisic Acid: 1. It inhibits growth. 2. Abscisic acid promotes dormancy of seeds, buds and tubers. 3. It promotes flowering in some short day plants. 4. The inhibitor decreases the synthesis of RNA and protein. It can even cause their degradation. 5. Abscisic [...]
In this article we will discuss about:- 1. History of Gibberellins 2. Bioassay of Gibberellins 3. Functions 4. Uses. History of Gibberellins: The effect of gibberellins had been known in Japan since early 1800 where certain rice plants were found to suffer from bakane or bakanae (foolish seedling) disease. Such rice plants were thin, pale green, spindle shaped, longer by [...]
In this article we will discuss about:- 1. History of Ethylene 2. Functions of Ethylene 3. Uses. History of Ethylene: It is a gaseous hormone which stimulates transverse or isodiametric growth but retards the longitudinal one. Businessmen dealing with storing and shipping of fruits had known quite early that a rotten or ripe fruit could trigger early ripening of other [...]