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A Possible Link between Root Initiation and Anthocyanin Formation

Nature volume 194, pages 209–210 (1962)Cite this article

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IN an examination of the rooting of cuttings from Acer rubrum L. and Eucalyptus camaldulensis Dehn. seedlings the unexpected observation was made that the rooting response of Acer rubrum cuttings appeared to be related more closely to the amount of antho-cyanin formed in the leaves during the experimental period than to the treatments under investigation.

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    Present address: Forests Commission of Victoria, Melbourne, C2

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  1. Yale School of Forestry,

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  2. Department of Botany, J. W. Gibbs Laboratory, Yale University, New Haven, Conn.

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BACHELARD, E., STOWE, B. A Possible Link between Root Initiation and Anthocyanin Formation. Nature 194, 209–210 (1962). https://doi.org/10.1038/194209a0

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