M. A. Cohen
Mar 1, 1978
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Journal
Scientia Horticulturae
Abstract
Abstract Foliar application of 0.22%–0.68% of sodium 2,3:4,6-di- O -isopropylidene-α-L-xylo-2-hexulofuranosonic acid (Dikegulac-sodium) and Off-Shoot-O (40, 200 p.p.m.) were applied to a number of cultivars of both newly planted and established rhododendron. Treatment with a foliar spray of Dikegulac-sodium increased branching/stem of most cultivars, without affecting shoot length, after 7 weeks. Treatment of Off-Shoot-O was generally not as effective as Dikegulac-sodium. Dikegulac-sodium caused chlorosis of foliage located near the apex after 2 weeks, but this disappeared within 7 weeks after treatment.