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COCONUT milk contains substances which promote the growth of plant tissue cultures and isolated embryos. Some of these have been isolated1,2 and one has been shown to be 1 : 3-diphenylurea3. Mauney et al. 4 have found a growth-factor which is mainly in the flesh of the coconut.
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RADLEY, M., DEAR, E. Occurrence of Gibberellin-like Substances in the Coconut. Nature 182, 1098 (1958). https://doi.org/10.1038/1821098a0
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