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Problems and techniques involved in trace element essentiality studies with fungi—A critical appraisal

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Saraswathi-Devi, L. Problems and techniques involved in trace element essentiality studies with fungi—A critical appraisal. Proc. Indian Acad. Sci. 48, 96–108 (1958). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03050255

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