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ABSTRACT THE effect of vitamin C on plants was studied with sterile plant cultures. 40 mgm. of crystalline ascorbic acid was added to the liquid medium. It was found that the dry weight of
the treated plants was about 35–75 per cent higher than that of the controls. The differences were greatest during flowering. The treated plants also snowed a much higher content of vitamin
C, particularly at the early stages. These results are illustrated by the table below. It is pointed out that the observed increase of growth is specifically due to ascorbic acid, and not
merely to an addition of organic material to the inorganic medium, since a similar addition of glucose effected no increase in the growth of the plants. Access through your institution Buy
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