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The importance of non-symbiotic nitrogen-fixing micro-organisms in agriculture

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Mishustin, E.N. The importance of non-symbiotic nitrogen-fixing micro-organisms in agriculture. Plant Soil 32, 545–554 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01372895

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