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Nitrogen-fixing Leguminous Symbioses pp 23–58Cite as

Ecology of the Root-Nodule Bacteria of Legumes

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Graham, P.H. (2008). Ecology of the Root-Nodule Bacteria of Legumes. 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_2

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