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Growth response of the nitrogen-fixing cyanobacterium Westiellopsis prolifica janet to fertilizer factory effluents

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  1. P. G. Department of Botany, Utkal University, 751004, Bhubaneswar, India

    S. P. Adhikary, A. K. Bastia & P. K. Tripathy

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Adhikary, S.P., Bastia, A.K. & Tripathy, P.K. Growth response of the nitrogen-fixing cyanobacterium Westiellopsis prolifica janet to fertilizer factory effluents. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 49, 137–144 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00193352

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