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Nitrogen Fixation by Soybean in North America

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Nitrogen Fixation in Agriculture, Forestry, Ecology, and the Environment

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  1. College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences, 211 Mumford Hall, Urbana, IL, 61801, USA

    Steven G. Pueppke (Associate Dean for Research)

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  1. FG Zellbiologie und Angewandte Botanik, Fachbereich Biologie, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Karl-von-Frisch-Strasse, D-35032, Marburg, Germany

    Dietrich Werner

  2. Department of Biochemistry, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, 24061, USA

    William E. Newton

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Pueppke, S.G. (2005). Nitrogen Fixation by Soybean in North America. In: Werner, D., Newton, W.E. (eds) Nitrogen Fixation in Agriculture, Forestry, Ecology, and the Environment. Nitrogen Fixation: Origins, Applications, and Research Progress, vol 4. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-3544-6_2

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