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It was observed some time ago1 that treatment with surface-active agents influences the freshness and the keeping qualities of picked fruit and the development of cut flowers. When freshly picked fruit were sprayed with a dilute (0.01–0.1 per cent) solution of a surface-active substance the fruit kept about twice as long as the controls. It has also been demonstrated that similarly treated buds of freshly picked flowers can be forced to open prematurely.
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GOLDHAMMER, H. Effect of Surface-active Agents on the Living Cell. Nature 178, 1286–1287 (1956). https://doi.org/10.1038/1781286b0
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