V. PHYSIOLOGICAL AND ANATOMICAL EFFECTS OF AUXIN APPLICATIONS

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. PREFACE VII
3. CONTENTS IX
4. PART ONE. FUNDAMENTALS OF AUXIN ACTION
5. I. DEVELOPMENT OF KNOWLEDGE OF AUXINS 1
6. II. AUXIN EXTRACTION AND MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUES 13
7. III. THE OCCURRENCE AND ROLE OF GROWTH HORMONES IN PLANTS 60
8. IV. DEVELOPMENTAL EFFECTS OF AUXINS 94
9. V. PHYSIOLOGICAL AND ANATOMICAL EFFECTS OF AUXIN APPLICATIONS 114
10. VI. FACTORS ALTERING EFFECTIVENESS OF AUXIN APPLICATIONS 137
11. VII. THE CHEMICAL NATURE OF GROWTH REGULATORS 152
12. VIII. THEORIES OF THE MECHANISM OF AUXIN ACTION 175
13. PART TWO. AUXINS IN AGRICULTURE
14. IX. METHODS OF APPLYING AUXINS AND THEIR PERSISTENCE IN PLANTS AND SOILS 189
15. X. ROOTING 202
16. XI. PARTHENOCARPY 215
17. XII. FLOWER AND FRUIT THINNING 231
18. XIII. CONTROL OF PRE-HARVEST FRUIT DROP 242
19. XIV. FLOWERING 253
20. XV. DORMANCY AND STORAGE 263
21. XVI. HERBICIDES 274
22. XVII. MISCELLANEOUS USES OF AUXINS 294
23. XVIII. POTENTIALS OF AUXINS AND AUXIN RESEARCH 304
24. BIBLIOGRAPHY 309
25. APPENDIX 342
26. INDEX 343