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Isolation of Native Soil Microorganisms with Potential for Breaking Down Biodegradable Plastic Mulch Films Used in Agriculture
Published on: May 10, 2013
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Corrigendum to "Preparation of novel biodegradable starch/poly (vinyl alcohol)/bentonite grafted polymeric films for
Abhijit Sarkar1, Dipak Ranjan Biswas2, Samar Chandra Datta2
1Division of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110012, India; Division of Environmental Soil Science, ICAR-Indian Institute of Soil Science, Bhopal 462038, India.
Carbohydrate Polymers
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