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Pseudogibberellin A1 inhibited the GA3-induced growth of rice seedlings; this inhibition was completely overcome by increasing the concentration of GA3. It is concluded that pseudogibberellin A1 may act as an antigibberellin.
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Kato, J., Katsumi, M. Pseudogibberellin A1 as an inhibitor of the GA3-induced growth of rice seedlings. Planta 74, 194–196 (1967). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00388329
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00388329