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Symbionts

Rhizobium populations in maize fields of the North Island, New Zealand

P.M. Bonish Ruakura Soil and Plant Research Station, MAF, Private Bag, Hamilton, New Zealand
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K.W. Steele Ruakura Soil and Plant Research Station, MAF, Private Bag, Hamilton, New Zealand
Pages 299-303 | Received 24 Aug 1984, Published online: 05 Jan 2012

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