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Main Authors: Muthukaruppan Gobi, Paramasamy Gunasekaran
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2010-01-01
Series:Applied and Environmental Soil Science
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/850758