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Sinha, S.K., Srivastava, H.S. & Mishra, S.N. Nitrate assimilation in intact and excised maize leaves in the presence of lead. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 41, 419–426 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01688888
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