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The effects of 6-benzyladenine (BA), its 3-glucoside (BA-3-G) and 9-glucoside (BA-9-G), and its riboside (BA-R) on the rooting of primary leaf explants of Phaseolus vulgaris L. were compared, alone or in combination with indole-3-butyric acid (IBA). At all except the lowest concentration used (4.4 × 10−7 M), BA and BA-3-G reduced the number of roots and their averge length relative to a distilled water control. Addition of IBA (4.4 × 10−5 M) increased rooting beyond the control, but not to the level of IBA alone. This contrasted with BA-9-G where a response very similar to that of the control was recorded. The riboside of BA was more inhibitory than the free base, its effect extending to the lowest concentration used (4.4 × 10−7 M).
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Drewes, F.E., Van Staden, J. The effect of 6-benzyladenine derivatives on the rooting of Phaseolus vulgaris L. primary leaf cuttings. Plant Growth Regul 8, 289–296 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00024659
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