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Nitrogen and Sulphur Transformations in Composts Containing Chicken Feathers

Justyna BohaczChair of Agricultural Microbiology, Laboratory of Mycology, University of Life Sciences, Lublin, PolandCorrespondence[email protected]
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Teresa Kornillowicz-KowalskaChair of Agricultural Microbiology, Laboratory of Mycology, University of Life Sciences, Lublin, Poland
Pages 180-188 | Published online: 23 Jul 2013

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