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Accumulation of dry matter, nitrogen and phosphorus by cultivated water Hyacinths

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Boyd, C.E. Accumulation of dry matter, nitrogen and phosphorus by cultivated water Hyacinths. Econ Bot 30, 51–56 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02866784

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