Although GA3 doubled the numbers of cells in dwarf pea internodes, it caused no significant acceleration of cell division rates in the apical meristem, estimated using cell doubling times, mitotic indices, or percentage labelled mitoses data. Increased cell numbers in GA3-treated pea stems must be generated within the extending internodes.
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