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Effect of aluminium on alfalfa seedlings

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The effects of various concentrations of aluminium on developing alfalfa seedlings were studied. The unifoliate leaf size and the dry weight of the young seedling, when grown on an Al concentration of 20 ppm, may be used as a valuable screening technique.

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  1. Canada Department of Agriculture, Research Station, Ottawa, Canada

    L. Dessureaux

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Contribution No. 200 from the Research Station, Central Experimental Farm, Ottawa, Ontario.

Part of this work was conducted while the author was stationed at the Research Station, La Pocatiere, Quebec.

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Dessureaux, L. Effect of aluminium on alfalfa seedlings. Plant Soil 30, 93–98 (1969). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01885264

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