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Effect of Ascorbic Acid and Indolyl Acetic Acid on Regeneration of Willow Branches and Germination

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IN the middle of 1935 we began an investigation into the effect of vitamin C on plants, and the general growth response since claimed by Synnöve v. Hausen1 was obtained by us with tomato and castor oil plants.

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    W. DAVIES, G. A. ATKINS & P. C. B. HUDSON

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DAVIES, W., ATKINS, G. & HUDSON, P. Effect of Ascorbic Acid and Indolyl Acetic Acid on Regeneration of Willow Branches and Germination. Nature 137, 618 (1936). https://doi.org/10.1038/137618a0

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