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RECENT work in this Department1,2 has demonstrated that phenoxyacetic acid is rapidly converted into a number of products by the stem tissues of several plant species. Further research has now established that, under certain conditions, mesocotyl segments of Avena sativa within 24 h can convert phenoxyacetic acid almost completely into four main products.
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THOMAS, E., LOUGHMAN, B. & POWELL, R. Hydroxylation of Phenoxyacetic Acid by Stem Tissue of Avena sativa. Nature 199, 73–74 (1963). https://doi.org/10.1038/199073a0
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