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Respiration Index Determination: A Comparative Study of Different Methods

Fabrizio AdaniDipartimento di Produzione Vegetale, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milano, Italy
,
Giovanni GigliottiDipartimento di Scienze Agroambientali e della Produzione Vegetale, Università di Perugia, Perugia, Italy
,
Federico ValentiniGesenu Spa, Perugia, Italy
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Rosanna LaraiaEnvironmental National Agency -ANPA, Roma, Italy
Pages 144-151 | Published online: 23 Jul 2013

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