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Biochemical Aspects of the Action of Abscisic Acid

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Plant Growth Substances 1970

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Abscisic acid (ABA) is a plant hormone which has important functions in the control of abscission, dormancy and germination. Further, applications of ABA can inhibit growth and promote senescence in a large variety of experimental materials (see Addicott & Lyon, 1969). The broad spectrum of responses to ABA and its wide distribution in plants suggest that it may be one of the more important hormonal factors in the control of plant behaviour, and has stimulated numerous investigations of the chemistry and biochemistry of the physiological action of ABA. This paper reviews present knowledge of the biochemical responses to ABA.

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Addicott, F.T. (1972). Biochemical Aspects of the Action of Abscisic Acid. In: Carr, D.J. (eds) Plant Growth Substances 1970. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-65406-0_37

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