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ALFRED DACHNOWSKI 
Table IX 
Water Relation of Tomato Cuttings in HCl w/8oo with Various Equimolec- 
ULAR Salt Solutions 
Values in grams for 20 days in 5-day periods 
Solution 
Quantity of Water 
Remarks 
Absorbed 
Transpired 
Retained 
I. H2O 
5-350 
4.120 
9.520 
13.260 
4.960 
3-790 
9.260 
12.670 
0.390 
0.330 
0.260 
0.590 
Roots 12-15 
2. HCl w/800 '. . . . 
5.040 
1. 170 
0.830 
1.560 
5-150 
1.030 
1. 010 
2.290 
— O.IIO 
Plant wilting; immersed 
portion of stem gelatin- 
ized; no roots. 
0.140 
— 0.180 
-0.730 
. 3. HCl W800 + 
KCl w/800. 
12.050 
4.480 
4.150 
3.420 
11-525 
4-305 
4.130 
3.620 
0.525 
0.175 
0.020 
— 0.200 
Immersed portion of stem 
partly gelatinized ; few 
short roots 2-3 mm. 
4. HCl W/800+ 
NaCl w/800 
7-750 
2.150 
4.860 
6.890 
7.250 
1.930 
4-990 
6.910 
0.500 
0.220 
-0.130 
— 0.020 
Immersed portion of stem 
partly gelatinized; roots 
2-4 mm. 
5. rlv^J W/oOU-p 
CaCl2 w/800 
8-330 
2.960 
4-440 
4.920 
7.900 
2.550 
4-580 
4.9^u 
0.430 
0.410 
— 0.140 
0.000 
6. HCl W/800 + 
K2SO4 w/800 
9.810 
4.220 
4.820 
5.090 
9.410 
3-970 
4.840 
5.140 
0.400 
0.250 
— 0.020 
-0.050 
Immersed portion of stem 
partly gelatinized; roots 
1-2 mm. 
7. HCl W/800 + 
Na2S04 «/8oo 
13.610 
4-030 
4.780 
5. no 
12.935 
3-805 
4.790 
5-170 
0.675 
0.225 
— 0.010 
—0.060 
Immersed portion of stem 
brownish; few short 
roots 1-3 mm. 
8. HCl W/800 + 
CaS04 w/800 
9.650 
2.660 
6.210 
10.180 
9-320 
2-445 
6.070 
9.990 
0.330 
0.215 
0.140 
0.190 
Lower portion of im- 
mersed stem brownish; 
few short roots 2-5 mm. 
9. HCl «/8oo + 
KNO3 W800 
9.470 
3-790 
6.515 
9-755 
9.050 
3.460 
6.320 
9-360 
0.420 
0.330 
0.195 
0.395 
As above; few short roots 
1-4 mm. 
10. HCl W/800 + 
NaNOs w/800 
19.900 
6.840 
8.580 
9-755 
19-150 
6.540 
8.220 
9-360 
0.750 
0.300 
0.360 
0.395 
Immersed portion of stem 
partly gelatinized; roots 
1-2.5 rnn^- 
