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The History and Physiological Action of the Gibberellins

The History and Physiological Action of the Gibberellins Y AMAKl2 The Biological Laboratories, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts During the past thirty years a large number of Japanese botanists have been working on a strikingly potent and unusual group of plant growth sub­ stances, attracti�g little attention in the western world. These substances were first shown to be produced by a rice disease fungus, Gibberella fujikuroi, by Kurosawa, a Japanese plant pathologist working in Formosa. They were named gibberellins after the fungus by a group at the University of Tokyo, notably including Yabuta, Sumiki, and Hayashi, who are responsible for their isolation and the first studies of their properties. About five years ago, their work came to the attention, apparently independently, of a group at I mperial Chemical Industries in Britain, and another group at the United States Department of Agriculture. These two groups confirmed the Japanese work and contributed their own findings, bringing their results to a much wider audience. It is the intent of this review to summarize this development, placing emphasis on the Japanese literature which is not readily available to western readers. Such topics as the disease, the fungus, and the chemistry and produc­ tion of the active substances will be covered only http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Annual Review of Plant Biology Annual Reviews

The History and Physiological Action of the Gibberellins

Stowe, B B; Yamaki, T
Annual Review of Plant Biology , Volume 8 (1) – Jun 1, 1957
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Annual Reviews
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Copyright 1957 Annual Reviews. All rights reserved
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1040-2519
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10.1146/annurev.pp.08.060157.001145
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Y AMAKl2 The Biological Laboratories, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts During the past thirty years a large number of Japanese botanists have been working on a strikingly potent and unusual group of plant growth sub­ stances, attracti�g little attention in the western world. These substances were first shown to be produced by a rice disease fungus, Gibberella fujikuroi, by Kurosawa, a Japanese plant pathologist working in Formosa. They were named gibberellins after the fungus by a group at the University of Tokyo, notably including Yabuta, Sumiki, and Hayashi, who are responsible for their isolation and the first studies of their properties. About five years ago, their work came to the attention, apparently independently, of a group at I mperial Chemical Industries in Britain, and another group at the United States Department of Agriculture. These two groups confirmed the Japanese work and contributed their own findings, bringing their results to a much wider audience. It is the intent of this review to summarize this development, placing emphasis on the Japanese literature which is not readily available to western readers. Such topics as the disease, the fungus, and the chemistry and produc­ tion of the active substances will be covered only

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Annual Review of Plant Biology – Annual Reviews

Published: Jun 1, 1957

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