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Biodegradable starch, PVA, and peat composites for agricultural use

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Mechanical and sorption properties of starch-, PVA-, and peat-based composites for fabricating planting containers are studied.

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Original Russian Text V. Grazuleviciene, L. Augulis, J.V. Grazulevicius, P. Kapitanovas, J. Vedegyte, 2007, published in Zhurnal Prikladnoi Khimii, 2007, Vol. 80, No. 11, pp. 1904–1907.

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Grazuleviciene, V., Augulis, L., Grazulevicius, J.V. et al. Biodegradable starch, PVA, and peat composites for agricultural use. Russ J Appl Chem 80, 1928–1930 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1070427207110304

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