Date: Thu, 10 Dec 98 15:37:58 MET From: "Fabio D'Alessi" <cars@civ.bio.unipd.it> To: cp@opus.hpl.hp.com Message-Id: <aabcdefg3928$foo@default> Subject: Re: Gibberalic Acid
> > I was wondering whether spraying my plants with diluted GA3 on a regular
> > basis has any advantages on their growth, especially on young plants and
> > seedlings. Of course, this would have to be done in Spring.
> > Any suggestions?
> > Best Regards,
Gibberellins (GA3 or GA4+7 the most used) can have awakening
effects in dormant plants or seeds, or enhance the
vegetative activity. More specific effects are a major
internodal distance, and a major leaf tissue growth.
The good side effects is that the plant can sometimes
look bigger. On the other hand gibberellins also mobilize
the plant reserves abnormally, and also slightly reduces
radication. This could have long term side effects such
as a water-balance disequilibrium which could make the
plant wither.
Normally gibberellins are not used in common horticulture
or home plant growing, but in any case if you want to try
spraying GA3 on your plants watch out not to use concentrated
solutions, otherwise you would kill them.
fda
-- Fabio d'Alessi - Dept. of Biology, University of Padua, Italy.
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