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Effect of Light and Related Factors on Ion Absorption by Banana Leaf Disks

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THE ease with which vacuum infiltrated leaf disks can take up an inorganic ion1 suggests a convenient means of examining the major metabolic factors of leaf absorption, free from the complications of cuticle and epidermis. In particular, the relationship of light, nitrogen and carbohydrate-level to salt absorption can be investigated.

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  1. P. B. VOSE: Technical assistance expert of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna.

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  1. College of Agriculture, Seoul National University, Suwon, Korea

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VOSE, P., SHIM, S. Effect of Light and Related Factors on Ion Absorption by Banana Leaf Disks. Nature 201, 1047–1048 (1964). https://doi.org/10.1038/2011047a0

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