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Some effects of heavy metals on plants grown in soil culture

Part I. The effect of cobalt on fertiliser and soil phosphate uptakes and the iron and cobalt status of tomato

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Nicholas, D.J.D., Thomas, W.D.E. Some effects of heavy metals on plants grown in soil culture. Plant Soil 5, 67–80 (1953). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01406013

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