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Movement of Abscisic Acid in Phaseolus vulgaris Plants

Nature New Biology volume 235, pages 124–125 (1972)Cite this article

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THE movement of abscisic acid (ABA) in plants seems to have been studied only in isolated segments of tissue1–4. We have used 14C-labelled ABA of relatively high specific activity to investigate its movement in a number of plant species, in both isolated tissue segments and whole plants. The movement of 2-14C-ABA in intact seedlings of Phaseolus vulgaris is described here.

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    T. J. HOCKING, J. R. HILLMAN & M. B. WILKINS

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HOCKING, T., HILLMAN, J. & WILKINS, M. Movement of Abscisic Acid in Phaseolus vulgaris Plants. Nature New Biology 235, 124–125 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1038/newbio235124a0

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