Studies on the Catalytic Action of Trace Elements (Rep 15)

On the Influence of Borate on Growoth of Plants

Abstract

(1) The author recognized that borate of catalytic trace elements is produced easily by reaction of borax with each element in salt of inorganic acids, whose catalytic power proued higher than salt of other mineral acids and very stable on heating or leaving.
(2) The author compared the catalytic action with the growth-promoting-power of a japanese parsley in water-culture-method and a mustard by soil cultivation.
(3) The author studied on the contents of boric acid in fruits and vegetables. Then, the author compared these results with the growth-points obtained by catalytic-power-estimation.
From these experimental results, the author discussed on mechanisms of catalytic action on account of the borate of trace elements in nature.