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KININS, auxins, and gibberellins are now recognized as constituting the three main classes of plant hormones. Kinins have been shown to be involved in cell division and enlargement, shoot initiation, bud elongation, leaf growth, and possibly root growth1,2. Kinins also are known to extend the after-harvest life and freshness of vegetables3. Kinetin (6-furfurylaminopurine) has been shown to promote germination of seeds of lettuce4, tobacco5, and certain other plants1. I am aware of no report of a kinin breaking the rest period in a woody plant.
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WEAVER, R. Use of Kinin in breaking Rest in Buds of Vitis vinifera. Nature 198, 207–208 (1963). https://doi.org/10.1038/198207a0
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