pH management in container media

Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis

Volumn 27, Issue 3-4, 1996, Pages 635-649

  Elliott, George C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

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EID: 0001289233     PISSN: 00103624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00103629609369584     Document Type: Article

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