Plant Growth Regulators in Agriculture and Horticulture

Contents About the Editor , Contributors , Preface , Chapter 1. Control of Root Formation by Plant Growth Regulators , Introduction and Historical Perspective , Plant Growth Regulators Involved in Root Formation and Development , Effect of Plant Growth Regulators in Root Initiation , Future Perspectives , Chapter 2. Manipulating Yield Potential in Cereals Using Plant Growth Regulators , Plant Growth Regulators in Cereal Production: History and Present-Day in a Nutshell , How Do Plant Regulators Work? , Possibilities for Manipulating Formation and Realization of Yield Potential , Modifying Root Growth and Seedling Establishment , Modifying Straw Characteristics , PGR Effects on Stem Elongation and Lodging Resistance , PGR Effects on Buildup of Stem Reserves , Enhancing Buildup of Stem Reserves with Plant Growth Regulators? , Modifying Tillering and Number of Heads Per Unit Area , PGR Effects on Tiller Growth and Yield , Modifying Floret, Grain, and Spikelet Set , Modifying Grain-Filling Rate , Modifying Duration of Phenophases and Senescence Processes , Potential of Unconventional Plant Growth Regulatory Compounds for Enchancing Yield Formation , Some Future Prospects , Concluding Remarks , Chapter 3. Regulation of Gibberellins Is Crucial for Plant Stress Protection , Introduction , Inhibitors of GA Biosynthesis , The Triazoles , Non-Chemical Regulation of Gibberellin , Summary , Chapter 4. Plant Growth Retardants in Ornamental Horticulture , Introduction , Growth-Retardant Chemicals and Their Mode of Action , Control of Plant Height , Efficacy and Method of Application , Uptake, Movement, and Persistence in Plants , Phytotoxicity , Effect on Flowering