1982. Cytokinin-induced activation of polyribosomes in the protonema of Ceraiodon purpureus. -Physiol. Plant. 55: 214-220.A ribosomal preparation from N''-isopentenyiadenine-treated protonema of Ceratodon purpureus (Hedw.) Brid. exhibited an increased activity of protein synthesis in a cell-free system as compared to a control preparation. The ratio of polyribosomes to monoribosomes was the same in both preparations, and it is assumed that an activation of pre-exisUng poiyribosomes was responsible for the increased efficiency in protein synthesis. An eiectrophoretic fractionation of the in vitro translation product showed an enhanced synthesis of some polypeptide fractions in the cytokinin variant.Additional key words -Translation.