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RECENT information has shown that growth retardants such as (2-chloroethyl) trimethyl ammonium chloride (CCC) and 2,4-dichlorobenzyltributyl phosphonium chloride (‘Phosfon’), applied as foliar sprays, can increase the drought tolerance of certain plants1–3.
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MARTIN, G., LOPUSHINSKY, W. Effect of N-Dimethyl Amino-succinamic Acid (B-995), a Growth Retardant, on Drought Tolerance. Nature 209, 216–217 (1966). https://doi.org/10.1038/209216a0
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