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THE recent paper by Allen and Skoog1 on the phytotoxicity of imidazoline derivatives prompts this report on tests which have been made with the related β-imidazolyl-4-ethylamine (histamine). Some comments are added concerning the suitability of methods for measuring toxicity.
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GREENHAM, C. Phytotoxicity of Histamine, Arsenic Acid, and Dichlorophenoxyacetic Acid, and Methods of Testing. Nature 170, 535–536 (1952). https://doi.org/10.1038/170535a0
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