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IN preliminary tests carried out during the last few years, it was observed that the application of potassium permanganate to various plants was followed by a marked growth response, and in this connexion a series of controlled pot experiments was carried out with the cactus Opuntia Leuchotricha in quartz sand.
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WEBSTER, M., ROBERTSON, I. Permanganates and Plant Growth. Nature 139, 71 (1937). https://doi.org/10.1038/139071b0
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