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Rees and Skelding1 have reported that extracts of red beet root tissue inhibit the absorption of salts by this material. They claimed that the extracts do not affect respiration, and attributed the influence to a non-metabolic effect on permeability. It was suggested that the inhibitory principle is responsible for natural dormancy in beet roots, and for the inability of freshly cut disks of dormant tissue to absorb salts actively. In an intensive investigation of this problem during the past two years, we have confirmed the main inhibitory effect, and have suggested a probable cause. It is hoped that a full account of the work will be published elsewhere.
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DALE, J., SUTCLIFFE, J. Inhibition of Salt Absorption in Red Beet Root Tissue. Nature 177, 192–193 (1956). https://doi.org/10.1038/177192a0
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