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Gibberellin-like Substances in Bamboo Shoots

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EFFORTS have been made to investigate the growth substances in the bamboo, which is known as a plant of very speedy growth. In previous work, indolyl-3-acetic acid was shown to occur in the bamboo shoots1,2. Recently, Kato3 showed preliminary evidence of gibberellin-like substances in the shoots. This communication describes occurrences of gibberellin-like substances in both the main stems and leaf sheaths of bamboo shoots (Phyllostachys edulis).

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  1. Department of Agricultural Chemistry,

    KOICHI KOSHIMIZU, HAJIME IWAMURA, TETSUO MITSUI & YUKIYOSHI OGAWA

  2. Department of Applied Botany, Kyoto University, Japan

    KOICHI KOSHIMIZU, HAJIME IWAMURA, TETSUO MITSUI & YUKIYOSHI OGAWA

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KOSHIMIZU, K., IWAMURA, H., MITSUI, T. et al. Gibberellin-like Substances in Bamboo Shoots. Nature 198, 1306–1307 (1963). https://doi.org/10.1038/1981306a0

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