[en] Very low concentrations of vitamin E can modify the growth pattern of the first flower truss of the "Fragaria test". The hormonal nature of this action is indicated. Vitamin E seems to act in some other way than gibberellic acid does. Some possible intracellular sites of the action of vitamin E are discussed.
Marcelle, Roland ; Université de Liège - ULiège > > Physiologie humaine et physiopathologie
Language :
English
Title :
Hormonal Regulation of Growth by Vitamin E
Publication date :
1963
Journal title :
Physiologia Plantarum
ISSN :
0031-9317
eISSN :
1399-3054
Publisher :
Scandinavian Society for Plant Physiology, Lund, Sweden
Volume :
16
Pages :
843-850
Peer reviewed :
Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi
Funders :
IRSIA - Institut pour l'Encouragement de la Recherche Scientifique dans l'Industrie et l'Agriculture [BE]
Funding text :
The authors are greatly indebted to the "Institut pour l'Encouragement de la Recherche Scientifique appliquée à l'Industrie et à l'Agriculture; IRSIA", Belgium, for financial aid. We also thank Dr. Martin and the staff of the "Bureau de Biométrie de l'IRSIA", Brussels, for the statistical analyses.
