Comparison of four organic amendments with a chemical fertilizer applied to three vegetables in rotation

Canadian Journal of Plant Science

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 641-646

  Blatt, C R ^a   McRae, K B ^a  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Fish bone meal; Marine sediment; Organic amendments; Vegetables

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032407587     PISSN: 00084220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/P97-089     Document Type: Article

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