Commercialisation of microbes: Present situation and future prospects

Principles of Plant-Microbe Interactions: Microbes for Sustainable Agriculture

Volumn , Issue , 2015, Pages 309-317

  Ravensberg, Willem J ^a,b  

^a International Biocontrol Manufacturers Association (IBMA)   (Belgium)

^b Koppert Biological Systems   (Netherlands)

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EID: 84940202587     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-08575-3_32     Document Type: Chapter

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