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Agriculture and environment: Cyanobacteria employed as fertilizers and waste disposers

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Padhy, R. Agriculture and environment: Cyanobacteria employed as fertilizers and waste disposers. Nature 317, 475–476 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1038/317475a0

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