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WATER‐SENSITIVITY IN BARLEY SEEDS I. A RE‐APPRAISAL OF THE AUXIN HYPOTHESIS
Author(s) -
Gaber S. D.,
Roberts E. H.
Publication year - 1969
Publication title -
journal of the institute of brewing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.523
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 2050-0416
pISSN - 0046-9750
DOI - 10.1002/j.2050-0416.1969.tb03215.x
Subject(s) - auxin , germination , chemistry , sensitivity (control systems) , respiration , botany , biology , biochemistry , engineering , electronic engineering , gene
Investigations on the effects of respiratory uncouplers, auxins and auxin‐antagonists on the germination of barley do not lend support to the theory that water‐sensitivity is the result of the accumulation of a supra‐optimal quantity of indoleacetic acid which in turn uncouples respiration.