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Associative and Endophytic Nitrogen-fixing Bacteria and Cyanobacterial Associations pp 145–170Cite as

The Plant Growth-Promoting Effect and Plant Responses

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Dobbelaere, S., Okon, Y. (2007). The Plant Growth-Promoting Effect and Plant Responses. In: Elmerich, C., Newton, W.E. (eds) Associative and Endophytic Nitrogen-fixing Bacteria and Cyanobacterial Associations. Nitrogen Fixation: Origins, Applications, and Research Progress, vol 5. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-3546-2_7

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