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HOLOGRAPHIC techniques have been applied to many fields with results which are adequately reported in the literature1–3. This communication describes an application of the so-called “frozen” fringe method of holography4 to the visualization of plant movement or growth. No attempt has been made to analyse in detail the particular plant movement observed, partly because of the lack of control over the specimen and partly because of the limited time devoted to this experiment. Rather, I wish to show that the method described has a potential use in this field and with correct experimental procedure could yield quantitative results.
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WILLIAMS, G. Holographic Visualization of Plant Movement. Nature 215, 1170–1171 (1967). https://doi.org/10.1038/2151170b0
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