Polyacrylamide in Agriculture and Environmental Land Management

Advances in Agronomy

Volumn 92, Issue , 2007, Pages 75-162

  Sojka, R E ^a   Bjorneberg, D L ^a   Entry, J A ^a   Lentz, R D ^a   Orts, W J ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

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EID: 33845642689     PISSN: 00652113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0065-2113(04)92002-0     Document Type: Review

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