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R. E. Glegg, Frank P. Boyle, L. W. Tuttle, D. E. Wilson, Z. I. Kertesz, Effects of Ionizing Radiations on Plant Tissues: I. Quantitative Measurements of the Softening of Apples, Beets, and Carrots, Radiation Research, Vol. 5, No. 2 (Aug., 1956), pp. 127-133
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