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Science 31 January 1964:
Vol. 143. no. 3605, pp. 471 - 473
DOI: 10.1126/science.143.3605.471
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Volatile Growth Inhibitors Produced by Aromatic Shrubs

Cornelius H. Muller 1, Walter H. Muller 1, and Bruce L. Haines 1

1 Department of Biological Sciences, University of California, Santa Barbara

Root growth of Cucumis and Avena seedlings is inhibited by volatile materials produced by leaves of Salvia leucophylla, S. apiana, and Artemisia californica. The toxic substance may be deposited when dew condenses on affected seedlings in the field.


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