Effects of sparsely and densely ionizing radiation on plants

Veronica De Micco1, Carmen Arena, Diana Pignalosa

  • 1Dipartimento di Arboricoltura, Botanica e Patologia Vegetale, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, via Università 100, 80055, Portici (Naples), Italy.

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