The perceptions and needs of volunteers at a university-affiliated public garden

HortTechnology

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 552-556

  Haynes, Cynthia ^a   Trexler, Cary J ^b  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Case study; Focus groups; Gardening; Recognition; Training

Indexed keywords

EID: 0038009384     PISSN: 10630198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/horttech.13.3.0552     Document Type: Conference Paper

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