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  • adjective Describing gibberellic acid and its derivatives

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  • S. 3159: A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on gibberellic acid.

    WaPo: Palin's Critics Deride Her For Being From Small Town 2009

  • S. 3159: A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on gibberellic acid.

    WaPo: Palin's Critics Deride Her For Being From Small Town 2009

  • In 1978 he produced gibberellic acid (1), which belongs to a class of very important plant hormones of complicated structure.

    Press Release: The 1990 Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1990

  • In 1978, he prepared gibberellic acid, which belongs to a class of very important plant hormones of complicated structure.

    The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1990 - Presentation Speech 1990

  • Pre-treatment with 200 ppm naphthalene acetic acid or 10 ppm gibberellic acid has been reported to increase yields.

    Chapter 27 1987

  • However, dormancy can be broken by holding the tubers at 20-30°C for 30-45 days (which are common ambient conditions in the tropics, ie dormancy is broken quickly in such climates), or by treating them with chemicals such as chlorhydrin, potassium or sodium thiocyanate, or gibberellic acid.

    Chapter 25 1987

  • The extract of the vine is stated to contain traces of a gibberellic acid-like substance.

    Chapter 21 1987

  • If gibberellic acid is applied to the foliage prior to harvesting, dormancy is only extended for Dioscorea esculenta.

    4 Yams 1978

  • According to research findings so far, it can be assumed that gibberellic acid delays the formation of genes, i.e. prolongs dormancy However, there is a necessity for application methods, times and agent concentrations to be clarified.

    4 Yams 1978

  • Experiments with gibberellic acid were positive in some cases, i.e. dormancy was clearly prolonged by the effect of this hormone.

    4 Yams 1978

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