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Abstract
UBI-P293 (2-3-dihydro-5,6-diphenyl-l,4 oxathiin) applied to stem tips of Chrysanthemum X morifolium ‘Paragon’ inhibited stem elongation and promoted formation of lateral branches without apex removal. Treated shoot apexes were inhibited temporarily in their development and in endogenous auxin activity as indicated by bioassay. There was a negative growth response of bean sections treated with extracts from tips for 4 days after treatment with UBI-P293 at 0.02 m, and this concentration led to a disruption of normal organization within the apex.
Abstract
Plants of Rhododendron × catawbiense Michx. cvs. Chionoides, Roseum Elegans, and Nova Zembla were cut back on May 14, 1974 and terminal buds removed at 2-week intervals throughout the summer starting on June 14 and examined microscopically for floral initiation and development. First evidence of floral initiation was found in samples taken on July 15 for ‘Chionoides’ and August 1 for ‘Roseum Elegans’ and ‘Nova Zembla’. Floral development continued in the buds of all cultivars into October, at which time buds were well developed and at the rest stage. The number of breaks resulting from removal of terminal buds was the greatest on plants pinched on August 1 and August 15. The percentage of breaks forming flower buds decreased on plants pinched after August 1 and no flower buds were formed on plants pinched after August 15.