Stanley P. Burg, Ellen A. Burg
Abstract
Within I day after pineapple plants are treated with naphthalene acetic acid they begin producing ethylene. It is suggested that applied auxins mimic the action of ethylene by stimulating ethylene formation, and that ethylene, not auxin, causes pineapples to flower.
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Within I day after pineapple plants are treated with naphthalene acetic acid they begin producing ethylene. It is suggested that applied auxins mimic the action of ethylene by stimulating ethylene formation, and that ethylene, not auxin, causes pineapples to flower.
Key concepts: Ethylene, Auxin, Chemistry, Acetic acid, Botany, Horticulture, Biology, Biochemistry