@article{Beale_Green, Jr._Parrado_1982, title={Inducement of Flowering in Taniers (Xanthosoma spp)}, volume={66}, url={https://revistas.upr.edu/index.php/jaupr/article/view/7654}, DOI={10.46429/jaupr.v66i2.7654}, abstractNote={Tanier has not been improved through breeding because of a lack of uniform flowering in some clones or a lack of flowering in others. Flowering of taniers was induced by foliar application of gibberellic acid (GA<sub>3</sub>). One foliar application of 250 p/m of GA<sub>3 </sub>applied to 13-week-old plants induced 100% flowering within 19 weeks; three biweekly applications of 500 p/m induced 100% flowering within 15 weeks, and three biweekly applications of 100 p/m induced 88% flowering within 21 weeks of the first application. Both the white-fleshed and yellow-fleshed cultivars were induced to flower. More plants flowered, flowered sooner, and produced more flowers per plant when GA<sub>3</sub> plus 6-benzyladenine (BA) was used than when GA<sub>3</sub> was used alone. Flowers from the treated plants produced much pollen. Applications of GA<sub>3</sub> at 250 p/m or more, either alone or in combination with BA, promoted a branching effect on the cormels. The plant shape in all GA<sub>3</sub>, and GA<sub>3</sub> plus BA treatments was altered. As a result, from three to more than eight auxiliary shoots developed per plant.}, number={2}, journal={The Journal of Agriculture of the University of Puerto Rico}, author={Beale, A. J. and Green, Jr., V. E. and Parrado, J. L.}, year={1982}, month={Apr.}, pages={115–122} }