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102:13386–13391
Wan Y, Wu C, CXue Q, Hui X (2019) Effects of plastic contamination on water evaporation and
desiccation cracking in soil. Sci Total Environ 654:576–582
Weithmann N, Möller JN, Löder MGJ, Piehl S, Laforsch C, Freitag R (2018) Organic fertilizer as a
vehicle for the entry of microplastic into the environment. Sci Adv 4:8060–8067
Wu Z, Yue H, Lu J, Li C (2012) Characterization of rhizobacterial strain Rs-2 with ACC deaminase
activity and its performance in promoting cotton growth under salinity stress. World J Microbiol
Biotechnol 28:2383–2393
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polyethylene by a fungus, Penicillium simplicissimum YK. Polym Degrad Stab 72:323–327
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Trends Plant Sci 14:1–4
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bacterial strains from the guts of plastic-eating waxworms. Environ Sci Technol
48:13776–13784
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Pseudomonas and Serratia sp. containing ACC-deaminase for improving growth and yield of
wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) under salt-stressed conditions. Arch Microbiol 191:415–424
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tolerance by tissue-specific regulation of the sodium transporter HKT1. Mol Plant-Microbe
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250
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