Gibberelin on flowering
Gibberelin on flowering Flowering is a cascade reaction consisting of several steps.Flowering signal is first received by phytochrome in the leaf and transmitted from the leaf to shoot apex.Upon arrival of the flowering stimulus, the growth mode of the meristem is changed from vegetative to reproductive. The shoot apical meristem produces primordia of floral organs; sepals, petals, stamens and carpels. Among the naturally occurring growth hormones, Gibberelins can have a strong influence on flowering.It has been experimentally proved that gibberellin can substitute for the longday or cold requirement for flowering in many plants. Reknowned plant physiologist Lang(1960) first demonstrate that added gibberelin could substitute for the poper environmental condition in Hyocyamus niger ,which usually require a long day for flowering.The flower-inducing activity of exogenously applied gibberellins is also clear in