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1. Dryland Crops and Soils Research Program, CSIRO, 6014, Wembley, W.A., Australia

   B. J. Atwell

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Atwell, B.J. Physiological responses of lupin roots to soil compaction. Plant Soil 111, 277–281 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02139953

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• Issue Date: October 1988

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02139953

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