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Transpiration from excised leaves of Anthephra pubescens Nees was enhanced by 1 and 10 mmol m-3 kinetin. Stomatal opening in isolated epidermal strips of A. pubescens under CO2-free air and in the absence of K+ was enhanced by 10 mmol m-3 kinetin.
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Abbreviations
- ABA:
-
abscisic acid
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Incoll, L.D., Whitelam, G.C. The effect of kinetin on stomata of the grass Anthephora pubescens Nees. Planta 137, 243–245 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00388157
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