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Post-irradiation modulation of ionizing radiation damage to plants

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Klein, R.M., Klein, D.T. Post-irradiation modulation of ionizing radiation damage to plants. Bot. Rev 37, 397–436 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02868684

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