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Original Articles

Responses of Root Growth and Nitrogen Transfer Metabolism to Uniconazole, a Growth Retardant, during the Seedling Stage of Soybean under Relay Strip Intercropping System

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Pages 3267-3280 | Received 12 Apr 2011, Accepted 27 Sep 2012, Published online: 02 Dec 2013

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