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A COMMUNICATION from Lafeber and Steenbergen1 described a “simple device for obtaining synchronous cultures of algae”. They stated that Scenedesmus obliquus, Ankistrodesmus falcatus, and Chlorella vulgaris all underwent synchronous cell division induced by the photo-period used.
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Lafeber, A., and Steenbergen, C., Nature, 213, 527 (1967).
Smith, G. M., The Fresh Water Algae of the United States, second ed. (McGraw-Hill, New York, 1950).
Jorgensen, E. G., Physiol. Plant., 19, 789 (1966).
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GLOOSCHENKO, W., CURL, H. Obtaining Synchronous Cultures of Algae. Nature 218, 573–574 (1968). https://doi.org/10.1038/218573b0
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