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Norman E Looney

Richard Persons Pharis

Lewis N Mander

The flowering of broad-leaved trees particularly fruit trees is promoted by applying a selected rapidly metabolizable gibberellin. Use of the method of the invention can promote return flowering and prevent biennial bearing.

Promotion of flowering of fruit trees

The flowering of broad-leaved trees, particularly fruit trees, is promoted by applying as a foliar treatment, a selected rapidly metabolisable gibberellin chosen from among gibberllin A.sub.4, C-3 epi-gibberellin A.sub.4, gibberellin A.sub.1, and salts and esters thereof. Use of the method of invention can promote return flowering and prevent biennial bearing.

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Summerland, B.C., Canada

Norman E Looney