Are microorganisms more effective than plants at competing for nitrogen?

Trends in Plant Science

Volumn 5, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 304-308

  Hodge, Angela ^a   Robinson, David ^b   Fitter, Alastair ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0034235987     PISSN: 13601385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1360-1385(00)01656-3     Document Type: Note

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