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Effect of Stereoisomeric Tartrates on Root Elongation in Lepidium

Nature volume 181, pages 922–923 (1958)Cite this article

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IT was shown by Tetjurew1 that free organic acids, especially malic and citric acids, exert an inhibitory effect upon seed germination.

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  1. Tetjurew, W. A., Planta, 32, 211 (1941).

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AASHEIM, T. Effect of Stereoisomeric Tartrates on Root Elongation in Lepidium . Nature 181, 922–923 (1958). https://doi.org/10.1038/181922a0

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