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Original Article

Inverse Correlation between Growth and Degrading Enzyme Activity of Seedlings after Gamma and Neutron Irradiation of Pea Seeds

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Pages 507-519 | Received 03 Jul 1987, Accepted 02 Nov 1987, Published online: 03 Jul 2009

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