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Techniques to obtain uniformly growing young roots for the study of salt effects

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Two techniques are described for set ups to provide seedlings with regularly growing roots which may be used as biological test material for externally applied substances. The techniques were tried out with different plant species, and a model trial with wheat only is described.

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  1. Botany Dept., Faculty of Science, University of Alexandria, U.A.R. (Egypt)

    A. Fathy Younis & M. A. Hatata

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Younis, A.F., Hatata, M.A. Techniques to obtain uniformly growing young roots for the study of salt effects. Plant Soil 34, 49–56 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01372760

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