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STEROIDAL OESTROGENS AND PLANT GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT
Author(s) -
HEWITT S.,
HILLMAN J. R.,
KNIGHTS B. A.
Publication year - 1980
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.1469-8137.1980.tb03172.x
Subject(s) - pisum , plant growth , phaseolus , biology , botany , elongation , materials science , metallurgy , ultimate tensile strength
I. SUMMARY The current information regarding the occurrence of steroidal oestrogens and the physiological significance of these compounds in plants is reviewed. Special reference is made to the effects of oestrogens on elongation growth, and results are presented from experiments with Pisum and Phaseolus seedlings.