Rhizobia in the field

Advances in Agronomy

Volumn 73, Issue , 2001, Pages 109-168

  Amarger, N ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

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DOI: 10.1016/s0065-2113(01)73006-4     Document Type: Review

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