Oilseed rape (Brasoica napia, cola variety 'Westar') plants were grown in greenhouse conditions and shoots were harvested during the final stages of shoot elatio.Leaves and ture pods were removed and the rewmin ng stem tsue was exracted and puified. The extract was chronatographed on sequential, step-eluted silica gel parit and reverse-phae Cl, HPLC columns, and gibberelin (GA)-like substances were detected using the 'Tan-ginbozu' dwarf rice mirodrop assay. Purified frctions showing GA-like activity were analyzed by capiUary gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) and GC-selected ion monitoring (GC-SIM). Gibberellins A,, A3, and iso-A3 were identified by full spectrum GC-MS with GA, being the most abundant GA in the stem tissue. Gibberellins A,g and A2e were identified by GC-SIM and are logical precursors of the GA,.