The suitability of expanded shale as an amendment for clay soils

HortTechnology

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 646-651

  Sloan, John J ^a   George, Steve W ^a   Mackay, Wayne A ^a   Colbaugh, Phil ^a   Feagley, Sam ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

JUNONIA; MICROPUS; SCAEVOLA; SCAEVOLA AEMULA; SPHAGNUM; VIOLA (ANGIOSPERM); VIOLA WITTROCKIANA; VIOLACEAE;

EID: 0036784354     PISSN: 10630198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/horttech.12.4.646     Document Type: Article

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