erellic acid (GA-3) as well as several other gibberellins. It is now known that gibberellic acid (GA) is found in hundreds of common plants like wild cucumbers, cantaloupe, beans, and corn (Wright, 1993). Gibberellic acid can also be obtained commercially in synthetic forms.
In this experiment, the addition of gibberellic acid and fertilizer in plant development will be assessed and evaluated in the B.rapa. Other environmental factors involved in a plants development will try to be controlled so that all the plants will be subjected to the same temperature, lighting, and water. The Brassica rapa is an excellent plant for experiments because of its rapid lifecycle. Because of this, the different factors placed on the plant can be assessed and monitored quickly. They are easy to use in a laboratory because of their relatively small size and generally forgiving environmental needs. There are two types of Brassica rapa used in this experiment, the Brassica rapa wild type and the Brassica rapa rosette type. The
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