no indication that the methyl esters of fatty acids were translocated or metabolized. The meristematic and differentiating cells of axillary buds are destroyed when in contact with these fatty acid materials (7), whereas physiologically more mature cells are not damaged under most conditions.The occurrence of a wide variety of fatty acids in the tobacco plant is well established (6). In addition, many fatty acids are found in tobacco seeds (4). The methyl esters of fatty acids, therefore, are not completely foreign compounds to tobacco plants.

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