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THE results of Virtanen1 and his associates, concerning the possible excretion of nitrogenous compounds from legumes and their absorption by associated non-legumes, have not in general been confirmed. The investigations of Wilson2, Bond3 and ourselves4 have on the whole brought forward evidence contrary to that of Virtanen.
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Virtanen, A. I., and Laine, T., J. Agric. Sci., 27, 332 (1937), etc.
Wilson, P. W., NATURE, 140, 155 (1937).
Bond, G., Ann. Bot., n.s., 2, 61 (1938).
Trumble, H. C., and Strong, T. H., C.S.I.R. (Aust.) Bull., 105, 11–24 (1937).
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STRONG, T., TRUMBLE, H. Excretion of Nitrogen by Leguminous Plants. Nature 143, 286–287 (1939). https://doi.org/10.1038/143286b0
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