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Lipiec, J., GliƄski, J. (2011). Rhizosphere. In: GliƄski, J., Horabik, J., Lipiec, J. (eds) Encyclopedia of Agrophysics. Encyclopedia of Earth Sciences Series. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-3585-1_135

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