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WE have been interested in devising a simple method for determining the depth to which roots or underground stems of perennial weeds have been killed following the application of a poison to their tops, and have obtained useful results by means of a simple electrical method.
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Greenham, C. G., Currie, G. A., and Allen, F. E., Coun. Sci. Ind. Res. (Aust.) Pamp. No. 99 (1940).
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GREENHAM, C., COLE, D. Diagnosis of Death in Roots. Nature 164, 669 (1949). https://doi.org/10.1038/164669a0
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