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Some Nutritional Factors Affecting Production of Biomass and Antifungal Metabolites of Coniothyrium minitans

M. P. McQuilken
,
J. Gemmell
&
J. M. Whipps
Pages 443-454 | Published online: 28 Jun 2010

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