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Root cap and root growth

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The caps of the roots of Zea mays (var. Kelvedon 33) are the source of a growth inhibitor system which also acts on the root elongation of Lens culinaris.

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  1. Institute of Plant Biology and Physiology of the University of Lausanne, Switzerland

    Paul-Emile Pilet

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Pilet, PE. Root cap and root growth. Planta 106, 169–171 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00383996

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