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Studies on the algal bioassay of soil potassium using Tchan's methods

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Cullimore, D.R. Studies on the algal bioassay of soil potassium using Tchan's methods. Plant Soil 23, 34–42 (1965). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01349116

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