EFFECT OF ESTROGENS ON THE GROWTH OF BRASSICA CAMPESTRIS L.
A. K. THUKRAL *
School of Life Science, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar 143 005, India
DEEPTI SHARMA *
School of Life Science, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar 143 005, India
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Foliar spray with 10-8-10-4 M concentrations of steroid sex hormones, estrone and estradiol, had growth regulatory effect on Brassica campestris var. sarson. Maximum in-crease in growth and seed output occurred at 10-4 M concentration of estradiol.
Keywords: Plant growth regulators, Brassica campestris L., Estrone, Estradiolc