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WE have already reported the possibility that de-ionized water might stimulate hatching of the potato-root eelworm1. We now present confirmatory evidence: glass distilled water which has been in contact with certain ion exchange resins acquires marked stimulatory properties.
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ELLENBY, C., SMITH, L. Stimulation of Hatching of the Potato-root Eelworm Heterodera rostochiensis by Ion Exchange Resins. Nature 215, 666 (1967). https://doi.org/10.1038/215666a0
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