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Editorial: Special issue on biomass partitioning to leaves and roots

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  1. Adrie van der Werf
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van der Werf, A., Lambers, H. Editorial: Special issue on biomass partitioning to leaves and roots. Plant Soil 185, vii–x (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02257559

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