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Definition of Gibberellin

1. Noun. A plant hormone isolated from a fungus; used in promoting plant growth.

Definition of Gibberellin

1. Noun. (hormone) Any of a class of diterpene plant growth hormones first isolated from the fungus ''Gibberella fujikuroi''. ¹

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Definition of Gibberellin

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Medical Definition of Gibberellin

1. Plant growth substance (phytohormone) involved in promotion of stem elongation, mobilisation of food reserves in seeds and other processes. Its absence results in the dwarfism of some plant varieties. Chemically all known gibberellins are gibberellic acids. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

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Literary usage of Gibberellin

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1. Biotechnology: Ti-Plasmids and Other Plan Vectors: Bibliography January 1993 by Raymond Dobert (1996)
"Treatment of wild-type tobacco plants with inhibitors of gibberellin biosynthesis phenotypic alterations similar to those of ..."

2. Gene Expression in Field Crops: Bibliography January 1991-November 1992 edited by Janet Saunders, Robert D. Warmbrodt (1995)
"Such growth alterations were correlated with an increase in free IAA content and a decrease in gibberellin activity present in anthers. ..."

3. Tissue Culture: Plants : A Bibliography, January 1991-April 1993. by Henry Gilbert (1994)
"These results are consistent growth retardants increasing anthocyanin accumulation in carrot cell suspension cultures by inhibiting gibberellin biosynthesis ..."

4. Recognition & Management of Pesticide Poisoning by Donald P. Morgan (1989)
"... ACID (gibberellin, GA3) SOURCE AND PRODUCTS Gibberellic acid is not a pesticide, but it is commonly used in agricultural production as a growth ..."

5. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1883)
"... and gibberellin in several hormonally regulated plant responses (12). The hormone antagonized the kinetin-stimu- lated transpiration of wheat and ..."

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