Gibberellic Acid (GA3) 10% TB Plant Growth Regulator

Item	Product Information
Product Name	Gibberellic Acid (GA3) 10% TB
Active Ingredient	Gibberellic Acid / Gibberellin A3
Active Content	10%
Formulation	TB, Tablet
Product Type	Plant Growth Regulator
Hormone Type	Gibberellin
CAS Number	77-06-5
Molecular Formula	C19H22O6
Molecular Weight	346.37
Main Function	Crop growth and developmental regulation
Core Use Direction	Registered crop-stage and physiological management
Main Crop Direction	Rice, grapes, fruit crops, vegetables, seed crops, and other approved crops
Application Direction	Prepared and applied according to the approved tablet label
Product Positioning	Pre-measured single-active GA3 tablet
Supply Direction	SunAgro branded product for registration, import, and distribution
Document Support	COA, SDS/MSDS, TDS, product specification, batch data, and available registration documents

The exact tablet weight, active ingredient per tablet, preparation method, disintegration or dissolution specification, crop, application stage, concentration, and treatment volume must follow the approved product documents.

TB means tablet. If the registered formulation is specifically a water-soluble tablet, the applicable product documents may use ST instead. The formulation code should not be changed without technical and registration confirmation.

Qualified buyers can review the wider SunAgro plant growth regulator portfolio when planning complementary crop-management products.

What Is GA3 10% TB Used For?

GA3 10% TB is used to regulate specific plant-development processes rather than to supply nutrients.

The treatment objective can differ considerably between crops. In one crop, the purpose may be dormancy breaking. In another, it may be stem elongation, flowering management, cluster development, fruit sizing, or seed production.

Stem and Vegetative Growth Regulation

GA3 can promote cell elongation in responsive plant tissues.

Registered applications may influence:

• Stem elongation
• Internode length
• Shoot development
• Leaf expansion
• Crop-height response
• Panicle or flower-stalk emergence

This does not mean GA3 should be used whenever stronger vegetative growth is required. Excessive elongation can weaken crop structure or produce an unwanted plant form.

Dormancy Breaking and Germination Programs

GA3 may be used in registered programs designed to reduce physiological dormancy and support germination or sprouting.

Potential directions may include:

• Dormant seed treatment
• Propagation-material treatment
• Seed-potato sprouting programs
• More uniform emergence under approved conditions
• Other crop-specific dormancy-management uses

GA3 cannot correct poor seed viability, physical seed damage, disease contamination, unsuitable storage, or incorrect planting conditions.

Flowering and Seed-Production Programs

Selected crop labels may include GA3 for flowering, bolting, flower-stalk development, or hybrid-seed production.

Potential applications may involve:

• Hybrid rice seed-production programs
• Flowering regulation
• Seed-crop bolting
• Panicle emergence
• Reproductive-stage crop management

The required response depends on the crop, parental line, variety, growth stage, and local production system.

Fruit Set and Fruit Development

GA3 may be used in registered fruit-production programs to influence:

• Cluster elongation
• Flower or berry thinning
• Fruit set
• Fruit size
• Fruit shape
• Parthenocarpic development
• Other variety-specific fruit responses

These results are not universal. A treatment intended for grape-cluster elongation should not be transferred directly to citrus, apples, vegetables, or other crops.

How Does Gibberellic Acid Work?

GA3 and Plant Growth Signaling

GA3 works through the plant’s gibberellin signaling system.

A simplified process is:

1. GA3 reaches physiologically responsive plant tissue.
2. It binds with the GID1 gibberellin receptor.
3. The GA3–GID1 complex promotes removal of DELLA growth-repressor proteins.
4. Growth-related gene activity is released from DELLA suppression.
5. The plant produces a crop- and stage-specific developmental response.

That response may involve elongation, germination, flowering, or fruit development. The result is determined by plant genetics and physiological stage, not by GA3 alone.

Why Application Timing Changes the Result

The same GA3 concentration can produce different results at different crop stages.

For example:

• Pre-flowering grape treatment may affect cluster structure.
• Flowering-stage treatment may influence fruit set or thinning.
• Early fruit-stage treatment may influence berry development.
• Rice treatment timing may affect elongation or panicle emergence.
• Dormant seed treatment has a different objective from foliar crop treatment.

Applying GA3 too early, too late, or at the wrong plant part may fail to produce the intended response.

Why Variety Response Matters

Crop varieties do not respond equally to GA3.

Differences may occur in:

• Natural gibberellin sensitivity
• Seeded or seedless fruit type
• Plant vigor
• Growth habit
• Flowering behavior
• Maturity pattern
• Fruit-color development
• Local temperature and light conditions

Small-area or small-batch testing is advisable when introducing the product to an unfamiliar crop variety under a locally approved use.

Suitable Crops and Application Directions

Rice

GA3 may be used in registered rice programs involving crop growth regulation, panicle emergence, or hybrid-seed production.

Potential objectives include:

• Supporting panicle exertion
• Regulating plant height
• Improving synchronization in seed-production systems
• Managing selected emergence problems
• Supporting crop-specific reproductive development

The application must be adapted to the rice variety, production objective, crop stage, and approved concentration.

SunAgro’s rice growth-management programs include GA3 as one possible PGR direction where local registration supports its use.

Grapes

Grapes are among the most technically sensitive GA3 markets.

Depending on the variety and approved program, GA3 may be used for:

• Cluster elongation
• Flower thinning
• Berry thinning
• Berry sizing
• Fruit-set management
• Seedless-grape production programs

The treatment objective must be identified before application. A concentration intended for pre-bloom cluster elongation may not be suitable for berry sizing after fruit set.

SunAgro’s grape cluster and berry-development programs help buyers place GA3 within a wider fruit-management portfolio.

Fruit Crops

Potential registered directions may include:

• Citrus
• Pear
• Apple
• Cherry
• Berries
• Other approved fruit crops

The commercial objective may involve fruit set, fruit shape, fruit development, maturity management, or another crop-specific physiological response.

GA3 should not be promoted as one universal fruit-sizing treatment.

Vegetables and Seed Crops

Selected registrations may include vegetables and seed-production crops such as:

• Celery
• Lettuce grown for seed
• Cucumber
• Melon
• Pepper
• Tomato
• Other approved crops

In seed crops, GA3 may be used to encourage bolting or reproductive development. In fruiting vegetables, the application objective may be flowering, fruit set, or fruit-development regulation.

Every crop direction requires a separate review of concentration, timing, variety response, and residue or harvest requirements.

Application Guidance

Apply GA3 only at the registered crop stage and concentration because the response is highly dose- and timing-dependent.

Important application points include:

• Confirm the crop and variety are included on the local label.
• Define the intended physiological response before treatment.
• Identify the correct growth stage.
• Confirm the active ingredient content per tablet.
• Prepare the tablet according to the approved instructions.
• Use clean water where dilution is required.
• Allow the tablet to disintegrate or dissolve as specified.
• Maintain a uniform treatment solution or dispersion.
• Apply to the approved plant tissue.
• Use calibrated application equipment.
• Follow the approved concentration and spray volume.
• Review temperature, rainfall, drying conditions, and crop stress.
• Conduct small-area testing on unfamiliar varieties.
• Avoid excessive concentration.
• Avoid untested tank mixtures.
• Record application timing and crop response.

SunAgro does not recommend one universal tablet-to-water ratio. The correct preparation depends on tablet weight, active ingredient per tablet, crop, variety, treatment objective, application stage, and national registration.

Tablet Formulation Features

What Does TB Mean?

TB is the general international code for a tablet formulation.

A tablet is a pre-formed solid unit with controlled dimensions and weight. The exact use method depends on the product design and approved label.

Tablet formulations may be classified more specifically when appropriate:

• TB — Tablet
• ST — Water-Soluble Tablet
• WT — Water-Dispersible Tablet
• DT — Tablet for Direct Application

GA3 10% TB should not automatically be called ST unless the formulation is designed to form an active ingredient solution in water and the official documents use that designation.

Pre-Measured Tablet Value

The tablet format may provide several practical advantages:

• Pre-measured product units
• Clear active ingredient per tablet
• Convenient counting
• Reduced need to weigh loose powder
• Practical preparation of smaller spray volumes
• Compact packaging
• Easier stock and unit management
• Strong differentiation from liquid PGR products

A pre-measured tablet can reduce some handling variability, but it does not eliminate the need for correct concentration calculations.

Important Tablet Quality Parameters

Quality Parameter	Procurement Value
Active Ingredient Content	Confirms the 10% specification
Nominal Tablet Weight	Defines the formulation amount per unit
Active Ingredient per Tablet	Supports treatment calculation
Tablet Weight Uniformity	Supports consistent unit dosing
Tablet Integrity	Reduces breakage during transport
Friability	Evaluates abrasion and powder formation
Disintegration Time	Shows how quickly the tablet breaks down
Degree of Dissolution	Confirms preparation performance where applicable
Solution or Dispersion Stability	Supports uniform application
Moisture Content	Affects tablet stability
Storage Stability	Confirms retained product quality
Packaging Seal Integrity	Protects tablets from moisture
Tablet Count Accuracy	Supports commercial packaging

The page should not claim instant dissolution, zero dust, no residue, or complete dose accuracy without product-specific test data.

Product Advantages

GA3 10% TB provides a distinct position within professional PGR portfolios.

Its main advantages include:

• Single-active Gibberellin A3 product
• Clear 10% concentration
• Pre-measured tablet format
• Compact solid-form packaging
• Multiple registered crop-stage directions
• Relevance to rice, grapes, fruit, vegetables, and seed crops
• Differentiation from liquid compound PGRs
• Product specification and tablet-quality evaluation
• SunAgro branded supply direction
• Registration and distribution cooperation value

Its commercial value depends on accurate positioning and crop-specific technical guidance rather than broad yield claims.

GA3 10% Tablet vs GA3 20% SP

GA3 tablet and soluble-powder formulations provide different handling systems.

Dimension	GA3 10% Tablet	GA3 20% SP
Formulation	Tablet	Soluble Powder
Active Content	10%	20%
Measurement	Tablet counting	Powder weighing
Preparation	Label-directed tablet preparation	Powder dissolution
Packaging	Blister, tube, bottle, or sealed container	Sachet, bottle, or bag
Main Quality Focus	Unit weight, integrity, and disintegration	Solubility, caking, and powder flow
Small-Volume Preparation	Pre-measured unit direction	Requires accurate weighing
Bulk Preparation	Depends on tablet unit size	Flexible powder measurement
Final Selection	Registration and user system dependent	Registration and user system dependent

GA3 20% SP is not automatically more effective because it has a higher concentration.

Professional buyers should compare:

• Approved active ingredient concentration in the final treatment
• Product cost per treatment
• Measuring equipment
• Preparation volume
• User preference
• Packaging
• Solubility
• Registration status
• Tablet or powder stability

GA3 10% Tablet vs Forchlorfenuron + GA3 SL

A single-active GA3 tablet and a compound fruit-development PGR have different physiological and commercial roles.

Item	GA3 10% Tablet	Forchlorfenuron + GA3 SL
Active Structure	Single Gibberellic Acid	Forchlorfenuron + Gibberellic Acid
PGR Direction	Gibberellin	Cytokinin-type PGR + Gibberellin
Main Position	Crop-stage physiological regulation	Fruit-set and fruit-development programs
Formulation	Solid tablet	Soluble liquid
Crop Scope	Multiple registered crop directions	Mainly registered fruit-production programs
Selection Basis	Crop, variety, stage, and GA3 response	Fruit-development objective and combination registration

SunAgro’s Forchlorfenuron 0.1% + Gibberellic Acid 0.2% SL is more suitable where the local market specifically requires a compound fruit-development formulation.

GA3 10% TB is more suitable where buyers need a standalone gibberellin tablet for crop-specific application programs.

Crop Response and Overuse Risk

GA3 is highly active, and excessive treatment can produce unwanted crop responses.

Possible problems may include:

• Excessive stem or internode elongation
• Weak or unbalanced vegetative growth
• Reduced structural strength
• Poor fruit shape
• Unwanted thinning
• Delayed fruit coloring
• Delayed sugar accumulation
• Delayed maturity
• Variety-specific crop injury
• Negative effects on future flowering or fruiting

More GA3 does not automatically produce a better commercial result.

Grape-Specific Risks

Grape response varies particularly strongly with variety, concentration, and timing.

Excessive or poorly timed applications may:

• Produce overly loose clusters
• Reduce fruit set more than intended
• Delay berry coloration
• Delay soluble-solids accumulation
• Delay harvest maturity
• Affect fruit quality
• Influence flowering or production in the following season

Grape programs should be developed around the variety and production objective, not copied from another market.

Rice and Field-Crop Risks

Excessive elongation may increase the risk of weak stems, lodging, or an unsuitable crop structure in some varieties.

The crop’s natural height, fertility level, water management, weather, and production objective should be considered before treatment.

Safety and Use Precautions

GA3 10% TB must be handled according to the approved label and SDS/MSDS.

Users should:

• Wear the required personal protective equipment.
• Avoid eye and skin exposure.
• Avoid inhaling tablet dust or broken material.
• Wash after handling.
• Do not eat, drink, or smoke during preparation.
• Prevent contamination of food, feed, and drinking water.
• Keep unauthorized persons away from mixing areas.
• Use only on registered crops.
• Avoid off-label concentrations and growth stages.
• Dispose of packaging according to local regulations.

GA3 should not be described as harmless simply because it is related to a naturally occurring plant hormone.

Storage and Transport

Store GA3 10% TB in its original sealed packaging.

Recommended controls include:

• Keep the tablets in a cool and dry warehouse.
• Protect them from moisture.
• Avoid direct sunlight.
• Avoid excessive heat.
• Preserve blister, bottle, tube, or inner-seal integrity.
• Prevent tablet crushing and abrasion.
• Store packaging upright where applicable.
• Keep the product away from food and feed.
• Maintain batch identification and traceability.
• Inspect tablets and packaging after long-distance transport.

Moisture entry may cause tablet softening, cracking, premature disintegration, or reduced preparation performance.

Registration, Document, and Supply Support from SunAgro

SunAgro supplies branded plant growth regulators for qualified importers, distributors, registration companies, agricultural retailers, and professional crop-input channels.

For GA3 10% TB projects, available support may include:

• Product specification
• Certificate of Analysis
• SDS or MSDS
• Technical Data Sheet
• GA3 active ingredient information
• Tablet formulation information
• Nominal tablet weight
• Active ingredient per tablet
• Disintegration or dissolution information
• Batch quality records
• Packaging information
• Samples
• Available registration-related documents
• Export-document coordination
• Long-term supply planning

Document availability depends on the destination country, product specification, cooperation stage, and registration pathway.

SunAgro does not guarantee regulatory approval or a specific crop response. Final decisions remain subject to local authority requirements, label review, efficacy data, crop safety, and registration assessment.

Qualified partners can discuss plant growth regulator registration cooperation based on their target crops and market objectives.

Stable Supply Behind SunAgro Branded Products

Reliable GA3 tablet supply requires control of raw materials, tablet compression, unit consistency, and moisture-resistant packaging.

Raw Material Control

Incoming materials may be reviewed for:

• GA3 identity
• Active ingredient purity
• Related substances
• Tablet excipient specifications
• Moisture level

Tablet Production

Production controls may include:

• Raw-material blending
• Tablet compression
• Nominal tablet weight
• Tablet dimensions
• Mechanical integrity
• Batch uniformity

Batch Quality Inspection

Relevant tests may include:

• GA3 content
• Appearance
• Tablet weight variation
• Active ingredient per tablet
• Friability
• Disintegration time
• Degree of dissolution or dispersion
• Preparation stability
• Moisture
• Accelerated storage stability

Packaging and Shipment

Packaging checks may include:

• Moisture resistance
• Blister or container integrity
• Inner-seal performance
• Tablet count
• Tablet breakage
• Batch coding
• Outer-carton strength
• Transport suitability

Stable supply means consistent tablet units, reliable preparation performance, traceable batch information, and coordinated shipment planning.

Frequently Asked Questions

Request GA3 10% TB Product

GA3 10% TB is suitable for qualified companies developing plant growth regulator portfolios for rice, grapes, fruit crops, vegetables, seed production, and other professional agricultural markets.

To evaluate the product, please provide:

• Target country
• Company type
• Registration status
• Target crops
• Intended physiological objective
• Required formulation code
• Required tablet weight
• Preferred package size
• Expected annual volume
• Required technical documents
• Planned distribution channel

Request the product specification to review whether SunAgro GA3 10% TB fits your registration pathway, crop-development program, tablet-format requirements, and long-term distribution plan.