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Effect of pod removal and plant growth regulators on the growth, development and carbon assimilate distribution in oilseed rape (Brassica napus L.)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

D. R. Keiller  and
D. G. Morgan
D. R. Keiller
Affiliation:
Department of Applied Biology, University of Cambridge, Pembroke Street, Cambridge, CB2 3DX
D. G. Morgan
Affiliation:
Department of Applied Biology, University of Cambridge, Pembroke Street, Cambridge, CB2 3DX
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Summary

Removal of basally positioned pods on the terminal inflorescence at anthesis and 6 days thereafter increased the duration of flowering and resulted in the formation of a larger number of smaller pods.

Removal at 12 days after anthesis did not affect flower production but increased the number of flowers setting pods. Application of benzyladenine to the apices of intact plants from 8 days but not 14 days after anthesis greatly extended flower but not pod production. Liquid scintillation counting showed that the benzyladenine treatment led to more 14C-labelled assimilates moving to the apices.

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Research Article
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The Journal of Agricultural Science , Volume 111 , Issue 2 , October 1988 , pp. 357 - 362
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1988

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