Effect of polyacrylate polymers with different counter ions on the growth and mineral composition of perennial ryegrass

Journal of Plant Nutrition

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 33-43

  De Varennes, Amarilis ^a   Torres, Maria Odete ^a   Conceição, Elisabete ^a   Vasconcelos, Ernesto ^a  

^a INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE AGRONOMIA   (Portugal)

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EID: 0032968005     PISSN: 01904167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01904169909365604     Document Type: Article

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