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Both gibberellic acid (GA3) and fluridone, a non-specific inhibitor of ABA biosynthesis, promoted embryo production in anther cultures of Brussels sprouts cv. Hal, but not in cv. Gower. Abscisic acid (ABA) and the gibberellin-biosynthesis inhibitor paclobutrazol inhibited embryo production in both cultivars.
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Biddington, N.L., Sutherland, R.A. & Robinson, H.T. The effects of gibberellic acid, fluridone, abscisic acid and paclobutrazol on anther culture of Brussels sprouts. Plant Growth Regul 11, 81–84 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00024438
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