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The build-up and decline of ammonia and acidity during the growth of a grass (Setaria sphacelata)

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  1. Makerere University College, Kampala, Uganda

    H. F. Birch

  2. Grassland Research Station, Kitale, Kenya

    H. W. Dougall

  3. Ministry of Agriculture, Nairobi, Kenya

    H. C. Hodgson

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Birch, H.F., Dougall, H.W. & Hodgson, H.C. The build-up and decline of ammonia and acidity during the growth of a grass (Setaria sphacelata). Plant Soil 20, 287–301 (1964). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01373820

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