Ascorbic acid and hip fertility in rosa species


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ABSTRACT IN the course of an investigation of rose hips as a source of vitamin C, undertaken with Dr. Magnus Pyke1, no marked correlation was observed between the ascorbic acid content of


the hip flesh and the percentage weight of achenes (nutlets or pips) in the hips. The publication by Gustafsson and Schröderheim2 of their hypothesis that vitamin C content is negatively


correlated with hip fertility has induced me to re-examine the earlier data together with some obtained later. Access through your institution Buy or subscribe This is a preview of


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12 October 2023 REFERENCES * Pyke, M., and Melville, R., _Biochem. J._, 36, 336 (1942). Article  CAS  Google Scholar  * Gustafsson, A., and Schröderheim, J., _NATURE_, 153, 196 (1944).


Article  ADS  CAS  Google Scholar  * Schröderheim, J., _Kungl. Fys. Sällsk. Handl._, 52, No. 9 (Lund, 1941). Download references AUTHOR INFORMATION AUTHORS AND AFFILIATIONS * Royal Botanic


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ABOUT THIS ARTICLE CITE THIS ARTICLE MELVILLE, R. Ascorbic Acid and Hip Fertility in Rosa Species. _Nature_ 153, 404–405 (1944). https://doi.org/10.1038/153404b0 Download citation * Issue


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