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Plant Hormones: Bioassay for Gibberellin
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- Abstract:
This simple assay makes use of the ability of the plant hormone GA3 to induce starch breakdown in the endosperm of a barley seed from which the embryo has been removed. The effect of the hormone is clear and repeatable. This exercise can be used in introductory biology courses to demonstrate a basic plant process, or can be modified and used to investigate more sophisticated questions in a developmental biology course.
- Subject:
- Science and Technology
- Grade Level:
- Post-secondary
- SubTopics:
- Plants and Forests
- Collection:
- Association for Biology Laboratory Education (ABLE)