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Hydroponics: A Versatile System to Study Nutrient Allocation and Plant Responses to Nutrient Availability and Exposure to Toxic Elements
Published on: July 13, 2016
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Re: Jones et al., Nutrients 2018, 10, 501
1Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition (IPAN), School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Deakin University, Geelong 3220, Australia. lawrence@deakin.edu.au.
Nutrients
|June 13, 2018
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We read with interest the paper by Jones et al. [1] [...].
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