Meanings
- A plant nutrient solution consisting of calcium nitrate, potassium nitrate, magnesium sulfate, monopotassium phosphate, potassium chloride, ferric chloride, and water.
On 14 January 1919 he attempted to germinate seeds of Cattleya mossiae on Pfeffer's solution (Table 7-1) plus 1% sucrose.
2013, T. Kull, J. Arditti, Orchid Biology VIII: Reviews and Perspectives, page 4792 more examples
The experiments reported here would seem to permit the following statements bearing on the ultimate cessation of growth of excised root tips in the modified Pfeffer's solution containing 2 per cent glucose.
1923, Botanical Gazette, volume 76, page 286It will be noticed that, in addition to the elements given above, Pfeffer's solution also contains chlorine, while Sachs's solution contains not only chlorine, but sodium.
1946, Walter Stiles, Trace Elements in Pants and Animals, page 2
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