Biotechnology for the elimination of agrochemical wastes

HortScience

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 626-631

  Karns, Jeffrey S ^a   Hapeman, Cathleen J ^a   Mulbry, Walter W ^a   Ahrens, Elmer H ^b   Shelton, Daniel R ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGROCHEMICAL; AGROCHEMICAL WASTE; WASTE DISPOSAL;

EID: 0031925830     PISSN: 00185345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/hortsci.33.4.626     Document Type: Conference Paper

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