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Effects of atmospheric SO2 on Azolla and Anabaena symbiosis. / Hur, Jae-Seoun; Wellburn, Alan R.
In: Physiologia Plantarum, Vol. 88, No. 1, 1993, p. 65-72.

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Hur, J-S & Wellburn, AR 1993, 'Effects of atmospheric SO2 on Azolla and Anabaena symbiosis.', Physiologia Plantarum, vol. 88, no. 1, pp. 65-72. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1399-3054.1993.tb01761.x

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Hur, J-S., & Wellburn, A. R. (1993). Effects of atmospheric SO2 on Azolla and Anabaena symbiosis. Physiologia Plantarum, 88(1), 65-72. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1399-3054.1993.tb01761.x

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Hur J-S, Wellburn AR. Effects of atmospheric SO2 on Azolla and Anabaena symbiosis. Physiologia Plantarum. 1993;88(1):65-72. doi: 10.1111/j.1399-3054.1993.tb01761.x

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Hur, Jae-Seoun ; Wellburn, Alan R. / Effects of atmospheric SO2 on Azolla and Anabaena symbiosis. In: Physiologia Plantarum. 1993 ; Vol. 88, No. 1. pp. 65-72.

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