A survey of horticultural and pest management practices of the georgia blueberry industry

Small Fruits Review

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 17-28

  Scherm, Harald ^a   Scott NeSmith, D ^b   Horton, Dan L ^a   Krewer, Gerard ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b Georgia Station   (Georgia)

^c Rural Development Center   (Georgia)

Author keywords

Pest management; Rabbiteye blueberry; Southern highbush blueberry; Vaccinium ashei; Vaccinium corymbosum hybrids

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001778102     PISSN: 15228851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J301v01n04_03     Document Type: Article

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