Soil microbial resources and agricultural policies

Mycorrhizas - Functional Processes and Ecological Impact

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 1-16

  Atkinson, David ^a  

^a SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84900206455     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-87978-7_1     Document Type: Chapter

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