Open AccessAuxins and gibberellins in embryonic shoots of Scots pine in relation to flower sex differentiation
Author(s) -
H. Kulikowska,
Jan Kopcewicz,
Z. Zatorska,
T. Szcześniak
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
acta societatis botanicorum poloniae
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.297
H-Index - 29
eISSN - 2083-9480
pISSN - 0001-6977
DOI - 10.5586/asbp.1978.036
Subject(s) - scots pine , auxin , gibberellin , primordium , botany , biology , shoot , endogeny , pinus <genus> , gene , endocrinology , biochemistry
Flower sex differentiation in Scots pine is correlated with endogenous balance of auxins to gibberellins. Male flower primordia initiation is connected with high amounts of gibberellins whereas the initiation of female ones is associated with a high level of auxins and a low content of gibberellins