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EXPERIMENTS during several seasons1 have established that phenyl phosphonic acid, C6H5PO(OH)2, and related compounds have characteristic effects on plant growth and the uptake of nitrogen, depending on the particular compound, crop and growth medium, and on the rate and method of application. I wish to draw attention to these novel effects, especially on oats and barley.
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Macaulay Institute for Soil Research Ann. Rep., 50 (1966–67).
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WILLIAMS, E. Effects of Phenyl Phosphonic Acid and Related Compounds on Plant Growth and Uptake of Nitrogen. Nature 227, 84–85 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1038/227084a0
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