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IT is well known that plants in water culture may absorb appreciable quantities of boron from glassware such as ‘Pyrex’ and ‘Hysil’, which contain borosilicates. The literature has been reviewed by Hewitt1 in relation to water culture techniques. The possibility of contamination resulting from the use of this type of laboratory glassware in preparing culture solutions has not, however, been generally recognized.
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SELMAN, I., REES, J. & DILNOT, J. Liberation of Boron from ‘Pyrex’ and ‘Hysil’ Glass in Relation to Plant Growth in Water Culture. Nature 173, 957–958 (1954). https://doi.org/10.1038/173957b0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/173957b0
