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LITTLE information is available concerning the particular chemical form in which iodine occurs in plants1,2. It is known that the concentration of iodine in plant materials is directly related to that of the soil and may be affected by soil pH (ref. 1). Whether the iodine is organically bound in the plant, however, has not been properly established; furthermore, no physiological function has been found for this element in plants1,2.
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COWAN, J., ESFAHANI, M. Chemical Form and Physiological Availability of Iodine in Lettuce (Lactuca sativa). Nature 213, 289–290 (1967). https://doi.org/10.1038/213289a0
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