"Raphanus sativus" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... radicles were strongly bowed downwards after 8 h. From the several foregoing facts, there can be no doubt that the cauterisation of the tip of the radicle of this Cucurbita on one side, if done lightly enough, causes the whole growing part to bend to the opposite side. Raphanus sativus: Sensitiveness of the apex of the Radicle.—We here encountered many difficulties in our trials, both with squares of card and with caustic; for when seeds were pinned to a cork-lid, many of the radicles, ...
— The Power of Movement in Plants • Charles Darwin |
