From philosophy to science: A brief history of organic horticulture in the United States

HortScience

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 1009-1014

  Treadwell, D D ^a   McKinney, D E ^a   Creamer, N G ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0141457308     PISSN: 00185345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/hortsci.38.5.1009     Document Type: Review

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