Abstract
An important characteristic of foliage plants is the production of enough lateral or basal shoots. Among the most commonly used branching-inducers are gibberellic acid (GA3) and N 6 -benzyladenine (BA) which are synthetic cytokinins that have been shown to increase shoot number in some plant species. The aim of this research was studying the effects of synthetic branching agents on a foliage plant. The effects of GA3 and BA on Ficus benjamina plant was evaluated under greenhouse condition. Plants were treated with foliar application of GA3 and BA at 0, 100 and 200 mg L -1 . The plants that were treated with GA3 and BA at 200 mg L -1 showed the highest number of leaves and plant height. Foliar application of 200 mg L -1 GA3 + 200 mg L -1 BA increased photosynthetic pigments. The highest rate of soluble carbohydrates and reducing sugars were belonged to 200 mg L -1 GA3 and 100 mg L -1 GA3 + 200 mg L -1 BA, respectively. Results indicated that application of 200 mg l -1 of GA3 + BA significantly promoted morphological growth, chlorophyll and carotenoid content, reduced sugars and soluble carbohydrates in F. benjamina.
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Claim · model-written summary
Plants receiving GA3 and BA at 200 mg L -1 had the highest leaf number and plant height.
- Taxon
- Ficus benjamina L.
Ficus benjaminat0 - Treatment
- GA3 and BA at 200 mg L -1e0
- Outcome
- number of leaves and plant heighte0
- Direction
- higheste0
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Verbatim
t0“Ficus benjamina L.”
e0“The plants that were treated with GA3 and BA at 200 mg L -1 showed the highest number of leaves and plant height.”
Claim · model-written summary
Foliar application of 200 mg L -1 GA3 and 200 mg L -1 BA increased photosynthetic pigments.
- Taxon
- Ficus benjamina L.Ficus benjaminat0
- Treatment
- 200 mg L -1 GA3 + 200 mg L -1 BAe0
- Outcome
- photosynthetic pigmentse0
- Direction
- increasede0
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Verbatim
t0“Ficus benjamina L.”
e0“Foliar application of 200 mg L -1 GA3 + 200 mg L -1 BA increased photosynthetic pigments.”
Claim · model-written summary
Soluble carbohydrates were highest with 200 mg L -1 GA3.
- Taxon
- Ficus benjamina L.Ficus benjaminat0
- Treatment
- 200 mg L -1 GA3e0
- Outcome
- soluble carbohydratese0
- Direction
- higheste0
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Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“Ficus benjamina L.”
e0“The highest rate of soluble carbohydrates and reducing sugars were belonged to 200 mg L -1 GA3 and 100 mg L -1 GA3 + 200 mg L -1 BA, respectively.”
Claim · model-written summary
Reducing sugars were highest with 100 mg L -1 GA3 plus 200 mg L -1 BA.
- Taxon
- Ficus benjamina L.Ficus benjaminat0
- Treatment
- 100 mg L -1 GA3 + 200 mg L -1 BAe0
- Outcome
- reducing sugarse0
- Direction
- higheste0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“Ficus benjamina L.”
e0“The highest rate of soluble carbohydrates and reducing sugars were belonged to 200 mg L -1 GA3 and 100 mg L -1 GA3 + 200 mg L -1 BA, respectively.”
Claim · model-written summary
The combined 200 mg l -1 GA3 and BA treatment significantly promoted morphological growth, pigments and sugars.
- Taxon
- F. benjaminaFicus benjaminae0
- Treatment
- 200 mg l -1 of GA3 + BAe0
- Outcome
- morphological growth, chlorophyll and carotenoid contente0
- Direction
- promotede0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Results indicated that application of 200 mg l -1 of GA3 + BA significantly promoted morphological growth, chlorophyll and carotenoid content, reduced sugars and soluble carbohydrates in F. benjamina.”
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