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Nitrogen-fixing Leguminous Symbioses pp 293–320Cite as

Carbon and Nitrogen Metabolism in Legume Nodules

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Vance, C.P. (2008). Carbon and Nitrogen Metabolism in Legume Nodules. In: Dilworth, M.J., James, E.K., Sprent, J.I., Newton, W.E. (eds) Nitrogen-fixing Leguminous Symbioses. Nitrogen Fixation: Origins, Applications, and Research Progress, vol 7. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-3548-7_10

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