Agriculture, application 24-epibrassinolide

Abscisic acid (ABA) levels in rice plants, 308,31Or levels in squash hypocotyls, 315/.316 Active component of brassins identification, 9,lQf pilot plant extraction, 6,7/,8 solvent partition and column chromatography, 8 Adventitious root(s) development, 233,234r,235 formation, 247 Agriculture, application of 24-epibrassinolide, 280-290 22-Aldehydes, synthesis of brassinosteroids, 47-50f a hormone function, description for brassins, 4... 

Some preliminary tests of brassinosteroids by the USDA Beltsville group suggested that brassinosteroids can be used for increasing food production (73). This early work led to extensive studies on effects of brassinosteroids on plant growth and application in agriculture which were carried out in Japan, due to the availability of brassinosteroids (14). A significant amount of epibrassinolide was provided vide supra for the field tests. The samples of brassinolide and 225,235-homobrassinolide were also supplied for field tests. The basic biological studies on brassinosteroids were started in Japan in 1980 and field tests for practical use have been undertaken since 1983. The results of these studies have been reviewed in Japanese articles (75). 

Zhao YJ, Chen J (2003) Studies on physiological action and application of 24-epibrassinolide in agriculture. In Hayat S, Ahmad A (eds) Brassinosteroids bioactivity and crop productivity. Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, pp 159-170... 

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