Mineral Nutrition of Carnivorous Plants: A Review

Botanical Review

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 273-299

  Adamec, Lubomír ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (Czech Republic)

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EID: 0000003763     PISSN: 00068101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02857953     Document Type: Review

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