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Growth and some physiological aspects of Nostoc muscorum in response to mixtures of two triazine herbicides

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  1. Faculty of Science, Botany Department, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt

    E. F. Shabana

  2. Water Pollution Control Department, National Research Center, Dokki, Egypt

    H. Abou-Waly

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Shabana, E.F., Abou-Waly, H. Growth and some physiological aspects of Nostoc muscorum in response to mixtures of two triazine herbicides. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 54, 273–280 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00197441

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