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Fig. 53. Effect of nitrate upon the course of decomposition of rye straw and 

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The proteins introduced into the soil with the organic matter are first 

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22b Konig, J. Die Formgebilde der Zellmembran und ihr Verhalten bei der 

 Zersetzung derselben. Biochem. Ztschr., 171: 261-276. 1926. 



