Rackmax was a plant growth stimulation product that was supposed to be sprayed on crops at seeding time to make them grow faster. It was marketed to hunters with the claim that it would improve the growth of clover which would attract and nourish deer and other hoofed animals. The product was presumed to contain

auxin Auxins (plural of auxin ) are a class of plant hormones (or plant-growth regulators) with some morphogen-like characteristics. Auxins play a cardinal role in coordination of many growth and behavioral processes in plant life cycles and are essenti ...

or some similar growth hormone. The product was manufactured and sold by the Rack-max company of

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. The company was founded in 2003 by Harry Edward Haas (1950-12-21 – 2024-07-06) and apparently ceased operations some time before his death.

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Andrew R. Dyer (2006): "The ecology of chufa (''Cyperus esculentus sativus'')". Unpublished report, Department of Biology & Geology, University of South Carolina at Aiken. Ascension Funeral Home (2024):
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