Prescott's Microbiology
11th Edition
ISBN: 9781260211887
Author: WILLEY, Sandman, Wood
Publisher: McGraw Hill
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Chapter 31.3, Problem 1.1CC
Define rhizosphere, rhizoplane, and associative nitrogen fixation.
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Prescott's Microbiology
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