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Selenium and its relationship with sulfur

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Sulfur in Plants An Ecological Perspective

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    Philip J. White

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White, P.J., Broadley, M.R., Bowen, H.C., Johnson, S.E. (2007). Selenium and its relationship with sulfur. In: Hawkesford, M.J., De Kok, L.J. (eds) Sulfur in Plants An Ecological Perspective. Plant Ecophysiology, vol 6. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-5887-5_10

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