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WAREING et al.1–5 established that the naturally occurring plant growth inhibitor, abscisic acid6, is involved in the control of bud dormancy in the diffuse-porous deciduous tree species Acer pseudoplatanus L., Betula alba L. and Salix viminalis L. Exogenous abscisic acid delays bud-break in non-dormant cuttings and causes cessation of longitudinal growth and formation of resting buds in actively growing seedlings. Our results indicate that abscisic acid also delays budbreak in coniferous and ring porous deciduous species, and simultaneously inhibits transpiration.
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LITTLE, C., EIDT, D. Effect of Abscisic Acid on Budbreak and Transpiration in Woody Species. Nature 220, 498–499 (1968). https://doi.org/10.1038/220498a0
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