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Phytotoxicity of Biosolids Compost at Different Degrees of Maturity Compared to Biosolids and Animal Manures

Marta Susana ZubillagaCátedra de Fertilidad y Fertilizantes, Facultad de Agronomía, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Raúl Silvio LavadoCátedra de Fertilidad y Fertilizantes, Facultad de Agronomía, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Pages 267-270 | Published online: 23 Jul 2013

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