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Effects of Morphactin (Chlorflurenol) on Sex Expression, Yield and Carbohydrates in Corn (Zea mays)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 October 2008

A. K. Bisaria ,
Ranjana Narang ,
G. R. Rastogi  and
V. K. Bhatnagar
A. K. Bisaria
Affiliation:
Department of Botany, Hindu College, Moradabad-244001, UP, India
Ranjana Narang
Affiliation:
Department of Botany, Hindu College, Moradabad-244001, UP, India
G. R. Rastogi
Affiliation:
Department of Botany, Hindu College, Moradabad-244001, UP, India
V. K. Bhatnagar
Affiliation:
Department of Botany, Hindu College, Moradabad-244001, UP, India
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Summary

An aqueous solution of a morphactin (chlorflurenol) was applied at 100–1000 ppm to plants of corn (Zea mays L.) variety White Ganga-2 to examine its influence on growth, sex expression, yield and carbohydrates in the grain. At concentrations up to 600 ppm morphactin decreased height, weakened apical dominance, increased the number of tillers and thickness of stem, and caused an appreciable increase in female sex expression, yield and carbohydrates in the grain but reduced them at 800 and 1000 ppm.

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Experimental Agriculture , Volume 15 , Issue 1 , January 1979 , pp. 97 - 101
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1979

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