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["Gianni" <GIANNI-2@prodigy.net>]

Hi Tom:

 

Good query.

Sitting at the table with the older paisan's to hear of a process back in the old country of using manure

and seaweed to promote cuttings and propagation and reconstitution of seed was what had got me interested

into this. I am unaware of the specific concentrations of each particular element or mineral and whether it's present in

higher availability in specific laminaria's or ascophyllum's. Have to be honest, it's beyond my scope.

And in a case where you may have a valuable (to you or whomever) lot of seed, I would say yes, go strait for the juggler

and get some from the crfg because the expense is enormous and a friend from crfg once happened to tell me that they

buy it in a large quantity for the membership because it is cost prohibitive. I do know that they use it to re-introduce viability in seed if that seed that has become suspect, especially in citrus that once dried well....

Wish I had more.... Sorry

 

Best of growing,

~Gianni

----- Original Message -----

From: Thomas Olenio

To: nafex@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Monday, June 04, 2001 11:33 PM

Subject: Re: [nafex] GBA

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

--
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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