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This study was conducted under Contract No. AT(04-1)GEN-12 between the Atomic Energy Commission and the University of California at Los Angeles.
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Nishita, H., Dixon, D. & Larson, K.H. Accumulation of Cs and K and growth of bean plants in nutrient solution and soils. Plant Soil 17, 221–242 (1962). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01376226
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