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A Novel Method For Determining Phytotoxicity In Composts

Peter HelfrichInstitute of Agricultural Botany, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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Benny ChefetzDepartment of Soil and Water Sciences, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot, Israel
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Yitzhak HadarDepartment of Microbiology and Plant Pathology, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot, Israel
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Yona ChenDepartment of Soil and Water Sciences, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot, Israel
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Heide SchnablInstitute of Agricultural Botany, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
Pages 6-13 | Published online: 23 Jul 2013

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