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Production, Regional Distribution of Cultivars, and Agricultural Aspects of Soybean in India

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Nitrogen Fixation in Agriculture, Forestry, Ecology, and the Environment

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  1. Department of Botany, Maharshi Dayanand Saraswati University, K-22, Gandhi-Nagar, Naka Madar, Ajmer, 305001, India

    S. K. Mahna

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  1. FG Zellbiologie und Angewandte Botanik, Fachbereich Biologie, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Karl-von-Frisch-Strasse, D-35032, Marburg, Germany

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    William E. Newton

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Mahna, S.K. (2005). Production, Regional Distribution of Cultivars, and Agricultural Aspects of Soybean in India. In: Werner, D., Newton, W.E. (eds) Nitrogen Fixation in Agriculture, Forestry, Ecology, and the Environment. Nitrogen Fixation: Origins, Applications, and Research Progress, vol 4. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-3544-6_4

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