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IT has previously been reported1,2 that gravity can affect the growth and flowering of trees. The results to be described indicate that gravity may also affect the growth of some herbaceous plants in that the orientation of the shoot can determine whether or not root initials are formed in the stem.
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BLEASDALE, J. Gravimorphism and Root Formation. Nature 185, 544–545 (1960). https://doi.org/10.1038/185544a0
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