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Large-Scale Inoculum Production of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi on Root Organs and Inoculation Strategies

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Adholeya, A., Tiwari, P., Singh, R. (2005). Large-Scale Inoculum Production of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi on Root Organs and Inoculation Strategies. In: Declerck, S., Fortin, J.A., Strullu, DG. (eds) In Vitro Culture of Mycorrhizas. Soil Biology, vol 4. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-27331-X_17

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