Student Type
Undergraduate
College Affiliation
College of Science, Technology, and Health
Department
Biological Sciences
Submission Type
Poster
Abstract
Gibberellin is a plant hormone that stimulates cell growth. This hormone was added to three types of dwarf and normal millets, Setaria Viridis, in a 1,000-ppm gibberellic acid form. Dwarf millets are plants that grow at an abnormally shorter stature than the rest of their species. After this was added the dwarf height rate was taken and observed for any change in height. If the dwarf plants had an increase in growth, it is plausible that the dwarf mutation is due to its inability to produce gibberellin. While if there was no difference in plant growth it's plausible that the plant produces gibberellin, however it's not able to process it. This experiment is important in understanding the role gibberellin has in mutated dwarf plants.
Recommended Citation
Collins, Jadyn; Rarick, Sydney; Russina, Gabrielle; Duffield, Micah; Erhardt, Belle; Fontan, Joaquin; and Neely, Joshua, "Gibberellin Application on Dwarf Strains of Millets" (2023). 2023 Student Academic Showcase. 4.
https://digitalcommons.lindenwood.edu/src_2023/Posters/Session2/4
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Gibberellin Application on Dwarf Strains of Millets
Gibberellin is a plant hormone that stimulates cell growth. This hormone was added to three types of dwarf and normal millets, Setaria Viridis, in a 1,000-ppm gibberellic acid form. Dwarf millets are plants that grow at an abnormally shorter stature than the rest of their species. After this was added the dwarf height rate was taken and observed for any change in height. If the dwarf plants had an increase in growth, it is plausible that the dwarf mutation is due to its inability to produce gibberellin. While if there was no difference in plant growth it's plausible that the plant produces gibberellin, however it's not able to process it. This experiment is important in understanding the role gibberellin has in mutated dwarf plants.