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Published: Jul 16, 2020
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Thilo Hofmann, Gregory Victor Lowry, Subhasis Ghoshal, et al. (2020). Technology readiness and overcoming barriers to sustainably implement nanotechnology-enabled plant agriculture. Nature Food, 1(7), 416-425. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43016-020-0110-1

Technology readiness and overcoming barriers to sustainably implement nanotechnology-enabled plant agriculture

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