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6. Micronutrients and the agroecology of tropical and Mediterranean regions

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  2. Agro-Economic Division, IFDC, USA

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Sillanpää, M., Vlek, P. 6. Micronutrients and the agroecology of tropical and Mediterranean regions. Fertilizer Research 7, 151–167 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01048999

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