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IT is known that ultra-high frequency (UHF) fields are selectively toxic to plants and seeds1, but the reasons for this have not been investigated. We have studied the way in which the toxicity of a UHF field is related to various parameters of seeds by observing the effect of the radiation on germination.
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DAVIS, F., WAYLAND, J. & MERKLE, M. Phytotoxicity of a UHF Electromagnetic Field. Nature 241, 291–292 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1038/241291a0
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