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Research Article

Return of aboveground nutrients by switchgrass into the surrounding soil during senescence

Roland Ahouelete Yaovi Holou University of Missouri, PO Box 160, Portageville, MO 63873, USA; Monsanto Company, 800 N. Lindbergh Blvd, Mail Zone Q4B/Q420E-A, St Louis, MO 63167, USA. [email protected]
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Gene Stevens University of Missouri, PO Box 160, Portageville, MO 63873, USA
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Valentin Kindomihou Laboratory of Applied Ecology, Faculty of Agronomic Sciences, University of Abomey-Calavi, 01 BP 526 Cotonou, Benin
Pages 169-183 | Published online: 09 Apr 2014

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