Subject: INFO ON METHANOL!!

From: [email-masked] (John Hansen)
Date: Sat, 11 May 1996 02:49:17 +0000

I AM A STUDENT AT MT. SHASTA HIGH SCHOOL, I AM DOING A PROJECT ON THE
EFFECTS OF METHANOL ON TOMATO PLANTS.  I NEED TO NO HOW IT EFFECTS THERE
GROWTH AND PRODUCTION.  I NEED ALL THE INFO I CAN GET.

THANK YOU,

DANIEL TUGGLE

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From: [email-masked] (Mahlon G. Kelly)
Date: Tue, 14 May 1996 05:15:46 GMT

> GROWTH AND PRODUCTION.  I NEED ALL THE INFO I CAN GET.

Methanol is toxic to almost all cells, membranes, etc. 

I suggest that you talk to a teacher and your school librarian.

By the way, do you know the difference between there and their?
What about production and reproduction? 

If you want an intelligent answer, do your research first, then
ask an intelligent question.
-- 
Associate Professor (Emeritus)
University of Virginia
[email-masked]

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From: [email-masked] (Randal L. Simonson)
Date: 14 May 1996 13:30:27 GMT

>GROWTH AND PRODUCTION.  I NEED ALL THE INFO I CAN GET.

There has been some research done using methanol to reduce drought 
stress.  Unfortunately I don't know who did it.  I saw some sugarbeet 
research plots in North Dakota where methanol was sprayed on the crop and 
they hoped the plants would do better in a drought.  However, the season 
turned out to be wet instead of dry. 

-- 
Randy ---- TSM Services, Inc.

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From: [email-masked] (Jonathan B. Marder)
Date: Sun, 19 May 96 06:30:39 GMT

In article <[email-masked]>,

>stress.  Unfortunately I don't know who did it.  ...

BENSON is the name of the researcher. I don't have a reference, but 
believe that there was a paper in PNAS circa 1993.

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