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A Method to Preserve Wetland Roots and Rhizospheres for Elemental Imaging
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ARE THERE DIFFERENT CRITICAL OXYGEN CONCENTRATIONS FOR THE DIFFERENT PHASES OF ROOT ACTIVITY?

D Boynton, J Devilliers, W Reuther

    Science (New York, N.Y.)
    |December 16, 1938
    PubMed
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