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Rapid Bioassay for Phytokinins based on Transpiration of Excised Oat Leaves

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SEVERAL compounds which exhibit phytokinin activity have been reported1–7. Current interest in the isolation of this group of compounds indicates that a rapid technique for the detection of low concentrations of phytokinins would be useful. This communication describes such a technique and reports various aspects of transpiration stimulated by phytokinin.

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  1. Crops Research Division, Agricultural Research Service, US Department of Agriculture, Plant Pathology Department, University of Florida, Gainesville

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LUKE, H., FREEMAN, T. Rapid Bioassay for Phytokinins based on Transpiration of Excised Oat Leaves. Nature 215, 874–875 (1967). https://doi.org/10.1038/215874a0

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