Fig. 9.

GA₃ promotes lateral bud outgrowth in papaya. (A) One-year-old papaya tree. (B) Six-week-old papaya seedlings. (C) Bud length at node 2 of 6-week-old papaya seedlings was measured 3 weeks after GA₃ or BA treatment (n = 32–34). The axillary buds of papaya were directly treated with GA₃ (500 μM) or BA (500 μM) solution. Values are means ± SE for (C). Student’s t-test was used to determine significant differences between the treated and control groups. Significance levels: **P < 0.01.