the geometric-arithmetic index is another topological index was defined as2 deg ( )deg ( )( )deg ( ) deg ( )g guv eg gu vga gu v  , in which degree of vertex u denoted by degg (u). wenow define a new version of ga index as 4( )2 ε ( )ε ( )( )ε ( ) ε ( )g ge uv e g g gu vga g  u v , where εg(u) isthe eccentricity of vertex u. in this paper we compute this new topological index for twogr...

The geometric-arithmetic index is another topological index was defined as 2 deg ( )deg ( ) ( ) deg ( ) deg ( ) G G uv E G G u v GA G u v     , in which degree of vertex u denoted by degG (u). We now define a new version of GA index as 4 ( ) 2 ε ( )ε ( ) ( ) ε ( ) ε ( ) G G e uv E G G G u v GA G   u v    , where εG(u) is the eccentricity of vertex u. In this paper we compute this new t...

Effects of varying the time of stem injection of gibberellin A4/7 (GA4/7) on male and female flowering in potted grafts of Pinus sylvestris L. in a greenhouse were monitored in two consecutive years. Flowering results for each application time were correlated with phenological characteristics and abiotic factors in an attempt to find reproducible indicators of the most effective time of GA4/7 t...

Despite extensive studies on the roles of phytochrome in photostimulated seed germination, the mechanisms downstream of the photoreceptor that promote germination are largely unknown. Previous studies have indicated that light-induced germination of Arabidopsis seeds is mediated by the hormone gibberellin (GA). Using RNA gel blot analyses, we studied the regulation of two Arabidopsis genes, GA4...

Five full-length cDNA encoding gibberellin 2-oxidases, VaGA2oxA1, VaGA2oxA2, VaGA2oxB1, VaGA2oxB2, and VaGA2oxB3, were cloned from etiolated adzuki bean (Vigna angularis cv. Dainagon) seedlings, and their enzymatic characteristics were examined using recombinant enzymes fused with glutathione S-transferase (GST). Recombinant VaGA2oxA1 (rVaGA2oxA1) and rVaGA2oxA2 showed 2beta-hydroxylation activ...

The gibberellins (GAs) are a complex family of diterpenoid compounds, some of which are potent endogenous regulators of plant growth. As part of a feedback control of endogenous GA levels, active GAs negatively regulate the abundance of mRNA transcripts encoding GA biosynthesis enzymes. For example, Arabidopsis GA4 gene transcripts encode GA 3beta-hydroxylase, an enzyme that catalyzes the conve...

Despite extensive studies on the roles of phytochrome in photostimulated seed germination, the mechanisms downstream of the photoreceptor that promote germination are largely unknown. Previous studies have indicated that light-induced germination of Arabidopsis seeds is mediated by the hormone gibberellin (GA). Using RNA gel blot analyses, we studied the regulation of two Arabidopsis genes, GA4...

(Picea mariana (Mill.) B.S.P.) trees with gibberellin A4/7 (GA4/7) alone and in combination with root pruning increased both seed and pollen cone production in both 1991 and 1992. Combining GA4/7 and root pruning produced a larger increase in reproductive bud production than either treatment alone, but the complementary effects were less during the warm dry summer in 1991 than during the wet su...

Despite extensive studies on the roles of phytochrome in photostimulated seed germination, the mechanisms downstream of the photoreceptor that promote germination are largely unknown. Previous studies have indicated that light-induced germination of Arabidopsis seeds is mediated by the hormone gibberellin (GA). Using RNA gel blot analyses, we studied the regulation of two Arabidopsis genes, GA4...

Internal browning (IB), a physiological disorder (PD) that causes severe losses in harvested pineapple, can be induced by exogenous gibberellins (GAs). Over the years, studies have focused on roles of Gibberellin 2-oxidase (GA2oxs), the major GAs catabolic enzyme in plants, in the regulation of changes in morphology or biomass. However, whether GA2oxs could regulate PD has not been reported. He...