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A WIDE variety of plants have been treated with halogenated benzoic acids since the effect of these compounds as plant growth regulators was first reported by Zimmerman and Hitchcock1. A search of the literature has revealed no information on the effects of such compounds on aquatic plants. Accordingly, an experiment was set up to discover the effect of halogenated benzoic acids on Elodea densa.
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APPLEGATE, H. Effect of Halogenated Benzoic Acids on Elodea densa. Nature 196, 1117 (1962). https://doi.org/10.1038/1961117a0
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