Plant Growth Regulators in Agriculture and Horticulture : Their Role and Commercial Uses
Contents: Preface. 1. Control of root formation by plant growth regulators/Jorge M. Vivanco and Hector E. Flores. 2. Manipulating yield potential in cereals using plant growth regulators/Ari Rajala and Pirjo Peltonen-Sainio. 3. Regulation of Gibberellins is crucial for plant stress protection/R. Austin Fletcher, Coralie R. Sopher and Nataraj N. Vettakkorumakankav. 4. Plant growth retardants in ornamental horticulture/Martin P.N. Gent and Richard J. McAvoy. 5. Role of growth regulators in the Postharvest life of ornamentals/Margrethe Serek and Michael S. Reid. 6. Manipulating fruit development and storage quality using growth regulators/Susan Lurie. 7. Role of PGRs in Citriculture/Kiyohide Kojima. 8. Reducing fruit drop in Lychee with PGR sprays/Raphael A. Stern and Shmuel Gazit. 9. Chemical bloom thinning of pome and stone fruits/Renae E. Moran and Stephen M. Southwick. Index.
"As agriculture becomes more mechanized and science increases the possibilities for using inputs to enhance production, the role of PGRs becomes more vital. Plant Growth Regulators in Agriculture and Horticulture provides agriculture professionals and researchers with the information needed to effectively tap these versatile resources to enhance crop production.
Through discussions of the "classical five" phytohormones gibberellins, cytokinins, ethylene, abscisic acid, and auxins and the growing number of nontraditional PGR such as Oligosaccharins and brassinosteroids, Plant Growth Regulators in Agriculture and Horticulture reviews past and present uses of PGRs in managing crop yield and offers some speculation on future directions."
