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Productivity increase upon supply of multiple nutrients in fertilization experiments; co-limitation or chemical facilitation?

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I thank Judith Sitters, Vanessa Minden, Hans Lambers and an anonymous reviewer for their suggestions to improve the text of this manuscript.

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Commentary on PLSO-D-15-01,279 Nitrogen deposition promotes phosphorus uptake of plants in a semi-arid temperate grassland, by Long et al.

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Olde Venterink, H. Productivity increase upon supply of multiple nutrients in fertilization experiments; co-limitation or chemical facilitation?. Plant Soil 408, 515–518 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-016-3055-2

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