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The control of leaf photosynthesis rate by the level of assimilate concentration in the leaf: A review of the hypothesis

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Neales, T.F., Incoll, L.D. The control of leaf photosynthesis rate by the level of assimilate concentration in the leaf: A review of the hypothesis. Bot. Rev 34, 107–125 (1968). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02872604

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