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https://doi.org/10.5194/se-7-311-2016
https://doi.org/10.5194/se-7-311-2016
Research article
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24 Feb 2016
Research article |  | 24 Feb 2016

Examining the fixation kinetics of chelated and non-chelated copper and the applications to micronutrient management in semiarid alkaline soils

T. K. Udeigwe, M. B. Eichmann, M. C. Menkiti, and N. Y. O. Kusi

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