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SINCE it has been shown that synthetic growth substances will supply the stimulus necessary for continued ovary development and hence fruit development in a number of plants, various attempts have been made to increase 'fruit set' in both 'fruits' and vegetables by the use of hormones. These attempts have met with varying degrees of success. L. Greene (Proc. Amer. Soc. Hort. Sci., 42, 149; 1943) finds that a number of growth substances applied as sprays, lanoline pastes and injections to Starking apples failed to increase fruit set.
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Effect of Hormones on Plant Development. Nature 155, 185 (1945). https://doi.org/10.1038/155185b0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/155185b0