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NECROTIC lesions on the leaflets and petioles of celery, Apium graveolens L. (variety Latham's self-blanching), were observed in a crop grown on a reclaimed peat soil in West Cork. I have shown that these symptoms in celery, which have not previously been reported, were caused by toxic concentrations of manganese in the plant.
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GALLAGHER, P. Manganese Toxicity in Celery. Nature 216, 391–392 (1967). https://doi.org/10.1038/216391a0
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