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A REVIEW of the effects of radiation on the yield of a wide range of plants led Blackman and Black to conclude that “where other environmental factors are favourable, light may limit dry matter production everywhere”1.
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HADFIELD, W. Leaf Temperature, Leaf Pose and Productivity of the Tea Bush. Nature 219, 282–284 (1968). https://doi.org/10.1038/219282a0
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