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. 1961 Nov;36(6):747–751. doi: 10.1104/pp.36.6.747

Identification & mode of action of a component of positively-ionized air causing enhanced growth in plants 1,2

Richard F Smith 1, Wallace H Fuller 1
PMCID: PMC406215  PMID: 16655585

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