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Gravimorphism in Trees: Effects of Gravity on Growth, Apical Dominance and Flowering in Fruit Trees

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WAREING, P., NASR, T. Gravimorphism in Trees: Effects of Gravity on Growth, Apical Dominance and Flowering in Fruit Trees. Nature 182, 379–380 (1958). https://doi.org/10.1038/182379a0

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