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The effect of gibberellic acid, benzyladenine and a mixture of these compounds on the activity of some hydrolytic enzymes was studied in hyacinth bulbs non-exposed to low temperatures. Plant growth regulators were applied on the heel of dormant bulbs in the middle of July. An intensive elongation of the inflorescence was observed only in the plants treated previously with GA3 and grown in a warm greenhouse for 63 and 84 days. The activities of amylase, invertase and acid phosphatase were higher in the flower buds of unrooted bulbs treated with growth regulators than in the control plants, although growth regulators did not affect the level of extractable proteins. The elongation of the inflorescence in the plants treated with gibberellic acid was correlated with a sharp increase of invertase activity in this organ. The effect of GA3 and BA on the activity of other enzymes in buds and scales varied with the period of plant growth.
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Nowak, J., Rudnicki, R.M. Studies on the physiology of hyacinth bulbs (Hyacinthus orientalis L.) the effect of plant growth regulators on metabolic activities in non-chilled hyacinth bulbs. Biol Plant 18, 161–168 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02923159
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