Morphological changes in 'Volkameriano' lemon trees sprayed with gibberellic acid

Gibberellins affect a several of development processes of plants. The formation of axillary buds and their development upon the gibberellic acid (GA) application on plants deficient in its synthesis are known. However the formation of adventitious branches from thorns in Citrus still were not reported. Thus, the objective of this work was to report for the first time the formation of adventitious branches from thorns of young "Volkamericano" lemon plants after treatment with GA3.

Citrus volkamericana; gibberellins; differentiation; sprouting; thorns