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1Institut für Allgemeine Botanik der Universität Hamburg, Hamburg, Deutschland.
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|February 5, 2014
Abstract:
Twenty-day-old pea roots were extracted with methanol. Abscisic acid could be detected in the root extract by use of UV- and ORD-spectra.
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