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Factors affecting the Emergence of Primary Tillers from the True Leaves of the Main Shoot of a Rice Plant

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KATAYAMA1, in his investigation of tillering in some cereals, reported that in the main culm and its tillers, the initiation of tillers and the development of leaves proceeded successively, maintaining a definite regularity and interval.

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ENYI, B. Factors affecting the Emergence of Primary Tillers from the True Leaves of the Main Shoot of a Rice Plant. Nature 204, 495–496 (1964). https://doi.org/10.1038/204495a0

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