Inhibitor of respiratory kinase in plants. Increases post-harvest life of green vegetables6-Benzyladenine is a plant growth regulator used to stimulate growth in apples, melons, oranges, roses, pears, sweet cherries and white pine trees. It is also used to establish and screen the optimal rapid propagation technology of S. tonkinensis by orthogonal test.
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Applications
Inhibitor of respiratory kinase in plants. Increases post-harvest life of green vegetables6-Benzyladenine is a plant growth regulator used to stimulate growth in apples, melons, oranges, roses, pears, sweet cherries and white pine trees. It is also used to establish and screen the optimal rapid propagation technology of S. tonkinensis by orthogonal test.
Solubility
Soluble in water, methanol and acetone. Slightly soluble in ethyl acetate and dichloromethane and toluene. Insoluble in n-hexane.
Notes
Incompatible with strong oxidizing agent.
RUO – Research Use Only
Bound, S. A. Optimising crop load and fruit quality of ‘Packham’s Triumph’ pear with ammonium thiosulfate, ethephon and 6-benzyladenine. Sci. Hortic. 2015, 192, 187-196.
Kaviani, B.; Hashemabadi, D.; Khodabakhsh, H.; Onsinejad, R.; Ansari, M. H.; Haghighat, N. Micropropagation of Begonia rex Putz. by 6-benzyladenine and alpha-naphthalene acetic acid. Int. J. Biosci. 2015, 6 (5), 8-15.