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Science 18 October 1963:
Vol. 142. no. 3590, pp. 399 - 400
DOI: 10.1126/science.142.3590.399
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New Natural Growth Promoting Substance in Young Citrus Fruit

R. A. Khalifah 1, L. N. Lewis 1, and C. W. Coggins Jr. 1

1 Department of Horticultural Science, Citrus Research Center and Agricultural Experiment Station, University of California, Riverside

A naturally occurring compound that induces curvature in the Avena coleoptile test has been found in young orange fruits. Cochromatography with C14-labeled indole-3-acetic acid, plus excitation and fluorescence spectra determinations, indicates that this compound is not one of the known indoles or gibberellins.


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Auxins in Citrus: A Reappraisal.
E. E. Goldschmidt, R. Goren, S. P. Monselise, N. Takahashi, H. Igoshi, I. Yamaguchi, and K. Hirose (1971)
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