Philip Harris Plant Hormone Set
Philip Harris Plant Hormone Set
Product code: HE1006745
Product Description
*Please note: our Plant Hormones are suitable for use in education only*
The study of plant hormones provides a fascinating insight into the way plant growth and development is controlled. This Plant Hormones set can be used to demonstrate the role of plant hormones and their use by man, thus experiments on breaking dormancy in seeds, rooting cuttings, killing weeds, preventing leaves from dropping, etc. are included. These experiments are not difficult to perform and many are suitable for GCSE students.
Possible investigations include:
- Encouraging root formation
- Preventing buds from sprouting
- Controlling the germination of seeds
- Controlling leaf fall
- Selective herbicidal action
- Growing fruits without seeds
- Acceleration of fruit ripening
- The effect of I.A.A. on shoot growth
- The effect of I.A.A. on root growth
- The effect of Gibberellic Acid on genetically dwarf plants
- Tropic responses
The set contains:
- Full teaching notes
- Culture Medium - enough to make up 20 Litres
- Indol-3-yl acetic acid - 1.5g
- Lanolin - 100g
- Gibberellic acid - 0.5g
- 2.4D Herbicide - 10ml
- 0.1% IAA in lanolin paste - 100g
- Coumarin - 5g
- N.A.A. - 10g
- 0.01% IAA in lanolin paste
- Thiourea - 10g
- Ethrel C - 10ml
- Tetrazolium chloride - 1g
- Agar - 10g
- Full instructions and supporting materials are included.
- GCSE to A-Level Biology: Plant Hormones and Growth
Further Information
- Age Recommended from
- 14 Years
- Brand
- Philip Harris
- Product Type
- Plant Growth
*Please note: our Plant Hormones are suitable for use in education only*
The study of plant hormones provides a fascinating insight into the way plant growth and development is controlled. This Plant Hormones set can be used to demonstrate the role of plant hormones and their use by man, thus experiments on breaking dormancy in seeds, rooting cuttings, killing weeds, preventing leaves from dropping, etc. are included. These experiments are not difficult to perform and many are suitable for GCSE students.
Possible investigations include:
- Encouraging root formation
- Preventing buds from sprouting
- Controlling the germination of seeds
- Controlling leaf fall
- Selective herbicidal action
- Growing fruits without seeds
- Acceleration of fruit ripening
- The effect of I.A.A. on shoot growth
- The effect of I.A.A. on root growth
- The effect of Gibberellic Acid on genetically dwarf plants
- Tropic responses
The set contains:
- Full teaching notes
- Culture Medium - enough to make up 20 Litres
- Indol-3-yl acetic acid - 1.5g
- Lanolin - 100g
- Gibberellic acid - 0.5g
- 2.4D Herbicide - 10ml
- 0.1% IAA in lanolin paste - 100g
- Coumarin - 5g
- N.A.A. - 10g
- 0.01% IAA in lanolin paste
- Thiourea - 10g
- Ethrel C - 10ml
- Tetrazolium chloride - 1g
- Agar - 10g
- Full instructions and supporting materials are included.
- GCSE to A-Level Biology: Plant Hormones and Growth
Further Information
- Age Recommended from
- 14 Years
- Brand
- Philip Harris
- Product Type
- Plant Growth