| 摘要 |
PCT No. PCT/AU92/00426 Sec. 371 Date May 12, 1994 Sec. 102(e) Date May 12, 1994 PCT Filed Aug. 14, 1992 PCT Pub. No. WO93/03616 PCT Pub. Date Mar. 4, 1993.A method is provided for treating plants or plant tissues (including cuttings, roots, bulbs, corns, tubers, rhizomes and seeds) in order to induce a desired tissue morphology and/or a desired physiological state by applying to the plant an amount of a C-16,17-dihydro gibberellin or C-16,17-dihydro gibberellin precursor effective to produce an at least partial inhibition of the formation of effector gibberellins in said plant. Effects obtainable include dwarfing, stem and shoot and/or root (radicle) growth retardation, flowering, improved fruit quality, inhibiting fruit ripening, improving fruit set, controlling weed growth, inducing male sterility, retarded bud break and tillering. |
