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The excretory products of roots of peas and oats grown aseptically in quartz sand were studied by paper chromatography. Peas were found to excrete considerable amounts of amino material during 21 days growth with 22 different amino compounds, while oats excreted less consisting of 14 amino compounds. The proportions of the various amino acids in the exudates differed between peas and oats. Fructose and glucose were excreted by both plants only during the first ten days of growth. U-V absorbing and fluorescent compounds were also excreted. The approximate amounts of sloughed-off cell material from both peas and oats after 10 and 21 days were also estimated.
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Rovira, A.D. Plant root excretions in relation to the rhizosphere effect. Plant Soil 7, 178–194 (1956). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01343726
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