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STUDIES ON THE NATURALLY OCCURRING GIBBERELLINS IN AONLA ( EMBLICA OFFICINALIS GAERTN.) FRUIT
Author(s) -
RAM SANT,
RAO T. RAJA
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
new phytologist
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.742
H-Index - 244
eISSN - 1469-8137
pISSN - 0028-646X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1469-8137.1978.tb01624.x
Subject(s) - gibberellin , emblica officinalis , silicic acid , botany , gibberellic acid , horticulture , officinalis , biology , chemistry , germination , traditional medicine , medicine , organic chemistry
SUMMARY The fruit of aonla ( Emblica officinalis ) remains at rest without growth for a period of 3 1/2 months after setting and resumes growth thereafter. Studies on endogenous gibberellin activity of the fruit and exogenous applications of gibberellin to the fruit at rest suggest that the inability of the fruit to resume growth immediately after setting is not due to gibberellin deficiency. The fruit, when making rapid growth following its rest, contained six gibberellin‐like factors active in the lettuce hypocotyl test. Five behaved like gibberellins A 1 , A 3 , A 4 , A 7 and A 9 in paper, thin‐layer and silicic acid: celite column chromatography.