Energy efficient soil disinfestation by microwaves

Journal of Agricultural and Engineering Research

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 149-153

  Mavrogianopoulos, G N ^a   Frangoudakis, A ^a   Pandelakis, J ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

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EID: 4344639968     PISSN: 00218634     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jaer.1999.0492     Document Type: Article

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