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Combining Lab-Based Analysis and Science Communication with an Experimental Citizen Science Approach: Does Biochar Improve Resilience of Plants to Drought Stress? Cover

Combining Lab-Based Analysis and Science Communication with an Experimental Citizen Science Approach: Does Biochar Improve Resilience of Plants to Drought Stress?

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|Oct 2019

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/cstp.195 | Journal eISSN: 2057-4991
Language: English
Submitted on: Aug 8, 2018
Accepted on: Aug 3, 2019
Published on: Oct 29, 2019
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

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