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Effect of Gibberellic Acid on the Growth and Multiplication of Some Soil Microorganisms and Unicellular Green Algae

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SINCE gibberellin has been isolated, results of its effect on the growth of higher plants have accumulated. However, little is known with regard to its influence on the growth and reproduction of lower plants.

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SAONO, S. Effect of Gibberellic Acid on the Growth and Multiplication of Some Soil Microorganisms and Unicellular Green Algae. Nature 204, 1328–1329 (1964). https://doi.org/10.1038/2041328b0

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