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Bradley and Crane1 have reported inhibition of fruit bud formation by gibberellin in apricot, almond, cherry and plum; Hull and Lewis2 in peach and Griggs and Iwakiri3 in pears. Gibberellic acid also inhibits flower formation in Fragaria spp.4 and Kalanchoe blossfeldiana5. No report of inhibition of fruit buds in apples has been found, although Hull and Lewis2 obtained no effect on flowering or vegetative growth from a single application of a spray of 100 p.p.m. of gibberellin.
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GUTTRIDGE, C. Inhibition of Fruit-Bud Formation in Apple with Gibberellic Acid. Nature 196, 1008 (1962). https://doi.org/10.1038/1961008a0
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