KATYAYANI GIBBERELLIC ACID (GROWTH REGULATOR)

• Gibberellic Acid is a hormone extracted from plants and fungi being widely used as a plant growth regulator.
• Gibberellic acid is a tetracyclic di-terpenoid hormone that regulates plant growth. Even though it is present in plants, it is produced at a very low rate.
• Plants with growth hormone deficiency have a slow or flat rate of growth.

Method of application:

• Spray uniformly to plants/crop so as to cover crop canopy fully.
• Gibberellic acid should be sprayed during the cool hours of the day.
• Repeat the application if there is rain within six hours of spraying.

Dosage:

• 250 ml of Gibberellic acid 0.001% in 200 lt of water / per acre.

Target crops:

• Grain crops, vegetable crops, oilseeds crops and fruit crops including Sugarcane, Cotton etc.
• Overcoming Dormancy: Treatment of seeds/tubers before sowing with Gibberellic acid is effective in overcoming dormancy and causing rapid germination of seed.
• Premature Flowering: Flowering may be induced by direct application of Gibberellic acid to young plants. This action is not sustained and treatment may have to be repeated.
• Increased Fruit Set: When there is a difficulty with fruit set, Gibberellic acid may be effective. The resulting fruit may be partially or entirely seedless.
• Hybridizing: Pollination within self-incompatible clones and between closely related species may some times be forced by the application of Gibberellic acid and cytokinin to the blooms at the time of hand pollination.