Ecophysiology of the internal cycling of nitrogen for tree growth

Zeitschrift fur Pflanzenernahrung und Bodenkunde

Volumn 159, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 1-10

  Millard, Peter ^a  

^a SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0001769280     PISSN: 00443263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jpln.1996.3581590102     Document Type: Article

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