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(+)-Abscisic Acid, the Growth Inhibitor induced in Detached Wheat Leaves by a Period of Wilting

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WHEN excised wheat leaves are maintained in a wilted condition for a period of hours there is a considerable increase in the content of an acidic ether-soluble growth inhibiting substance1. Because of its acidic nature and its RF in several solvent systems, (+)-abscisic acid (ABA) was suspected to be this substance. This has now been confirmed by optical rotatory dispersion.

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  1. ARC Plant Growth Substance and Systemic Fungicide Unit, Wye College, University of London, Near Ashford, Kent

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WRIGHT, S., HIRON, R. (+)-Abscisic Acid, the Growth Inhibitor induced in Detached Wheat Leaves by a Period of Wilting. Nature 224, 719–720 (1969). https://doi.org/10.1038/224719a0

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