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  1. Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Sabanci University, Istanbul, Turkey

    Ismail Cakmak

  2. Soil Science, School of Agriculture, Food and Wine, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia

    Mike J. McLaughlin

  3. CSIRO Land and Water, Adelaide, Australia

    Mike J. McLaughlin

  4. The James Hutton Institute, Invergowrie, Dundee, DD2 5DA, UK

    Philip White

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Cakmak, I., McLaughlin, M.J. & White, P. Zinc for better crop production and human health. Plant Soil 411, 1–4 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-016-3166-9

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