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REDUCTION in boll shedding was noticed when injuries to the cotton plant were reported as a result of spraying with 2,4,diohlorophenoxy acetic acid1. Depletion of non-reducing sugars and accumulation of proteins and amino-acids are common effects of several synthetic hormones2. Applications of α-naphthalene acetic acid and certain other growth regulators have been found to effect an increase in the setting percentage of bolls and yield of seed cotton3. The effects of the applications of these hormones on photosyntbetic activity and fruiting with enhanced carbohydrate–nitrogen metabolism in the cotton plant have been recently studied4.
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BHATT, J., DATE, R. Effect of α-Naphthalene Acetic Acid on Yield of Indian Cotton. Nature 175, 44 (1955). https://doi.org/10.1038/175044a0
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