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Science 5 April 1963:
Vol. 140. no. 3562, pp. 54 - 56
DOI: 10.1126/science.140.3562.54
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Floral Induction and the Stimulation of Cell Division in Xanthium

Roderick G. Thomas 1

1 Plant Physiology Division, Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, Palmerston North, New Zealand

The mitotic index in the apical region of the stem of Xanthium seedlings doubled within the 24 hours immediately following a single inductive dark period and an increase occurred within 16 hours in one case. The significance of this finding in relation to the onset of reproductive development is discussed.


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