Evidence for lunar-sidereal rhythms in crop yield: A review

Biological Agriculture and Horticulture

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 247-259

  Kollerstrom, Nicholas ^a   Staudenmaier, Gerhard ^b  

^a NONE   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (Germany)

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EID: 20444492847     PISSN: 01448765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01448765.2001.9754928     Document Type: Article

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