Abstract
IN Preston's1 report of experiments on the upward conduction of water in trees, reference was made to the use of tracers in this type of investigation. The commonest tracers used so far have been inorganic substances other than water.
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WRAY, F., RICHARDSON, J. Paths of Water Transport in Higher Plants. Nature 202, 415–416 (1964). https://doi.org/10.1038/202415a0
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