Shoots from MM.106 apple rootstocks grown in a polythene tunnel do not contain a higher IAA concentration than shoots from field-grown plants
1996
Campen, R.C. | Weston, G.D. | Harrison-Murray, R.S.
MM. 106 apple rootstock plants grown in a polythene tunnel show greater apical dominance and a higher propensity to root as cuttings than plants grown in the field. Experiments were conducted to test the hypothesis that the growth habit and rooting behaviour of polythene tunnel plants were caused by increased concentrations of indole-3yl-acetic acid. Cuttings taken from field-grown plants which had been sprayed with IAA showed increased rooting. In shoots of both field-grown and polythene tunnel-grown plants endogenous IAA levels were highest in the upper shoot region and declined progressively with distance from the apex. Plants grown in the polythene tunnel, however, did not contain significantly higher IAA levels than field plants. The analytical data do not support the hypothesis that the growth and rooting behaviour of plants grown in a polythene tunnel were caused by increased concentrations of IAA.
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