Degradation of metalaxyl-M in contrasting soils is influenced more by differences in physicochemical characteristics than in microbial community composition after re-inoculation of sterilised soils
(2010)
Journal Article
Baker, K. L., Marshall, S., Nicol, G. W., Campbell, C. D., Nicollier, G., Ricketts, D., …Prosser, J. I. (2010). Degradation of metalaxyl-M in contrasting soils is influenced more by differences in physicochemical characteristics than in microbial community composition after re-inoculation of sterilised soils. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 42(7), 1123-1131. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2010.03.016
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