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Meaning of Crone's solution | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A growing medium made of 4 parts (by weight) potassium chloride, 1 part calcium sulphate, 1 part magnesium sulphate, 1 part magnesium phosphate, and 1 part iron phosphate.

Examples

“The one type was a modified Crone's solution, and the other an agar medium similar to that used by Tsi-Tung Li.”
“All cultures should be kept in a green house […] and watered with sterile water or Crone's solution at appropriate intervals.”
“Satisfactory growth and fixation of nitrogen were obtained with nodulated plants in Crone's solution containing the full complement or a proportion of the insoluble constituents, but not in a medium comprising the soluble portion only.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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