The basis of this claim is

Academy of Sciences of the USSR
Institute of Microbiology

Published by the Academy of Sciences of the USSR

Moscow 1958

I am sorry but I would want to see this replicated in
the last 46
years. A lot of bogus research came out of the old USSR.

I too would like to really see good research that shows something
definitive. The jury seems to be out on the benefits of B-1, but
I suspect we may end up with a hung jury.

It was touted hard in the 30s, then later studies seemed to
indicate that vitamin B actually had a negative reaction for
plant growth. Other studies later leaned the other way (but too
many of these were by companies that were pushing magical
horticultural elixirs -- like Stuporthrive).

I think it was Nina that last sent me info on fairly recent
studies that seemed to say that it _may_ do some good in some
situations (which ones escape me now) but weren't really
definitive -- to me -- when I read them.

Intuitively, however, I have to lean away from it being a magic
bullet for plants. Plants MAKE vitamins. Animals USE them.

But I have to admit to using Roots Plus on ailing plants and it
has v-B in it -- along with other stuff -- though I have yet to
see any real obvious results from it. No horticultural
resurrections, yet.

Jim Lewis - - Tallahassee, FL - Blessed
statistics: A Demonstration -- Welcome to Hooterville!
Population: 2000. Elevation: 3000. Established: 1850. TOTAL =
6850

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