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A Synergistic Interaction between 3-Indolylacetonitrile and 3-Indolylacetic Acid

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EXPERIMENTS carried out with 3-indolylacetonitrile, recently isolated by Jones, Henbest, Smith and Bentley1 from brussels sprouts, have indicated that the substance may function either as a plant growth regulator or can be converted within the plant to a substance with growth-regulating properties.

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  1. Jones, E. R. H., Henbest, H. B., Smith, G. F., and Bentley, J. A., Nature, 169 485 (1952).

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  1. Agricultural Research Council, Unit of Experimental Agronomy, Department of Agriculture, Oxford

    DAPHNE J. OSBORNE

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OSBORNE, D. A Synergistic Interaction between 3-Indolylacetonitrile and 3-Indolylacetic Acid. Nature 170, 210–211 (1952). https://doi.org/10.1038/170210b0

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