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The effects of cutting, light intensity and night temperature on growth and soluble carbohydrate content ofLolium perenne L

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Alberda, T. The effects of cutting, light intensity and night temperature on growth and soluble carbohydrate content ofLolium perenne L. Plant Soil 8, 199–230 (1957). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01666158

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