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Effects of Formulation and Method of Applying Gibberellic Acid on Flower Promotion in Cocoyam

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 October 2008

Jill E. Wilson
Jill E. Wilson
Affiliation:
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Ibadan, Nigeria
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Summary

Gibberellic acid (GA) at 1500 ppm, applied as foliar spray or pre-plant soak, effectively promoted flowering in Nigerian clones of the cocoyams Xanthosoma and Colocasia. A foliar spray (technical grade GA) applied with 0.25% surfactant gave better results than with 0.01% surfactant or than a foliar spray of Pro-Gibb Plus (commercial GA formulation). A pre-plant soak of Pro-Gibb Plus was least effective but could be useful in poorly equipped research stations.

Type
Research Article
Information
Experimental Agriculture , Volume 17 , Issue 3 , July 1981 , pp. 317 - 322
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1981

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