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Associative and Endophytic Nitrogen-fixing Bacteria and Cyanobacterial Associations pp 171–190Cite as

Biocontrol of Plant Diseases by Associative and Endophytic Nitrogen-Fixing Bacteria

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Bally, R., Elmerich, C. (2007). Biocontrol of Plant Diseases by Associative and Endophytic Nitrogen-Fixing Bacteria. In: Elmerich, C., Newton, W.E. (eds) Associative and Endophytic Nitrogen-fixing Bacteria and Cyanobacterial Associations. Nitrogen Fixation: Origins, Applications, and Research Progress, vol 5. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-3546-2_8

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