[citation needed] GA stimulates the cells of germinating seeds to produce mRNA molecules that code for hydrolytic enzymes.

Fujikuroi-infected plants develop bakanae ("foolish seedling"), which causes them to rapidly elongate beyond their normal adult height.

They can stimulate rapid stem and root growth, induce mitotic division in the leaves of some plants, and increase seed germination rates.

[4] Gibberellic acid is sometimes used in laboratory and greenhouse settings to trigger germination in seeds that would otherwise remain dormant.

Applied directly on the blossoms as a spray, it allows for Clementines to produce a full crop of seedless fruit.