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Original Articles

Nitrogen Fertilizer Affects Growth, Yield, and N Recovery in Cassava (Manihot esculenta L. Crantz)

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Pages 1446-1452 | Received 10 Dec 2010, Accepted 06 Sep 2011, Published online: 28 May 2014

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