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Agricultural Chemistry by Margarita Stoytcheva and Roumen Zlatev

Agricultural Chemistry by Margarita Stoytcheva and Roumen Zlatev

Agricultural Chemistry by Margarita Stoytcheva and Roumen Zlatev

This book is a collection of ten original research articles and reports, associated with selected topics in agricultural chemistry. The discussed issues are organized in four sections: Classification and labeling of active substances in plant protection products, Environmental and stress plant physiology and behavior, Antimicrobial and antioxidant potential of plant extracts, and Pollutants analysis and effects.

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