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[Thomas Olenio <tolenio@sentex.net>]

Hi Gianni,

Are these natually occuring acids strong enough, and sonsistent enough to
be used to break dormancy of seeds requiring stratification?

I believe that GBA helps to break down the IBA in the dormant seed,
thereby breaking the dormancy of the seed and bypassing stratification.

It only takes tiny amounts of GBA to achieve this bypass.

Thanks,
Tom

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Thomas Olenio
Ontario, Hardiness Zone 6a

On Mon, 4 Jun 2001, Gianni wrote:

> From: "del stubbs" <pinewoodel@hotmail.com>
> Reply-To: nafex@yahoogroups.com
> To: nafex@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [nafex] GBA
> Date: Mon, 04 Jun 2001 15:23:17 -0000
> 
> I need a source of gibberelic acid, (pro gibb, old type tomato set) etc. The
> local supply said that it is no longer in any of their products, and I saw a
> mention that it is now "restricted".
> We've gone through all our catalogs and a Google search did'nt help.
> thanks! Mn. Del
> 
> Hi Del:
> 
> Did you know that seaweed and kelp have natural forms of gibberrelic acid, 
> a naturally occurring
> hormone? Also in Laminaria (Kelp) & Ascophyllum (Seaweed) there are auxins, 
> and cytokinins 
> or indole compounds which are also naturally occurring hormones and do 
> promote growth and 
> root development.
> Any fine Seaweed/Kelp composition will have these growth hormones present.
> Best wishes,
> ~Gianni
> 


 

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