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GA3 improves flower yield in some cucurbits treated with lead and mercury
Present study reveals florigenic effects of growth hormones (i.e. gibberellic acid, GA3) and heavy metals (i.e., Pb(NO3)2 and HgCl2) in Cucumis sativus L. and Momordica charantia L. Applied GA3 at 400 ppm caused precocious flowering, increasing the number of pistillate and staminate flowers in both plants. Application of Pb(NO3)2 and HgCl2 caused significant delay in flowering, consequently leading to reduction in number of flowers. However, when GA3 was applied with Pb(NO3)2 and HgCl2, there was less decrease in staminate and pistillate flowers, revealing the dominant effect of GA3. It can be concluded that inhibitory effects of heavy metals on flowering were partially restored by phytohormones.Keywords: Flowering, heavy metals, phytohormone
GA3 improves flower yield in some cucurbits treated with lead and mercury
Present study reveals florigenic effects of growth hormones (i.e.
gibberellic acid, GA3 ) and heavy metals (i.e., Pb(NO3)2 and HgCl2 ) in
Cucumis sativus L. and Momordica charantia L. Applied
GA3 at 400 ppm caused precocious flowering, increasing the number of
pistillate and staminate flowers in both plants. Application of
Pb(NO3)2 and HgCl2 caused significant delay in flowering, consequently
leading to reduction in number of flowers. However, when GA3 was
applied with Pb(NO3)2 and HgCl2 , there was less decrease in staminate
and pistillate flowers, revealing the dominant effect of GA3 . It can
be concluded that inhibitory effects of heavy metals on flowering were
partially restored by phytohormones