FORMATION OF ASPARAGINE IN PLANTS. 



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BUCKWHEAT (III.) 



ASPARAGINE NITROGEN. 



Plants in 



Dry matter 

 used in grams. 



Baryta water (1) 

 replaced in cc. 



Nitrogen found 

 in grams. 



Percentage of 

 nitrogen (=J 

 asp. nitrogen.) 



Ammonium chloride 

 and sugar 





1.846 





0.0009 



0.05 



Ammonium nitrate . . . 





1.910 



3-9 



0.0037 



0.19 



Ammonium nitrate and 





1.864 



1.0 



0.0009 



0.05 



sugar 









Ammonium carbonate. 



1.902 



48 - 



0.0046 



0.24 



Ammonium carbonate 





1.826 



2.6 



0.0025 



0.14 













Ammonium phosphate. 





1.852 



2.5 



0.0024 



0.13 



Ammonium phosphate 

 and sugar 



| 1-755 



0.9 



0.0009 



0 05 



BRASSICA (MIKA WA SHIM A .) 



ASPARAGINE NITROGEN. 



Plants in 



Dry matter 

 used in grams. 



Baryta water (D 

 replaced in cc. 



Nitrogen found 

 in grams. 



Percentage of 

 nitrogen (J asp. 

 nitrogen.) 



Ammonium phosphate 



0.866 



1.1 



0.0024 



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Sodium nitrate 



0.885 



1-7 



0.0037 



0.41 



Control plants 



0.864 



i-7 



0.0037 



0.42 



(I) ice. baryta solution = 0.0009447 gram nitrogen. 



