Emergence, survival and initial growth of North American prairie forbs and British meadow forbs and grasses in low-productivity urban "waste" soils

Journal of Horticultural Science and Biotechnology

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 89-99

  Hitchmough, J D ^a   Kendle, A D ^b   Paraskevopoulou, A T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0037239038     PISSN: 14620316     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14620316.2003.11511593     Document Type: Article

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