Methyl bromide alternatives evaluated for California strawberry nurseries

California Agriculture

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 62-67

  Fennimore, Steven A ^a   Duniway, John M ^a   Browne, Greg T ^b   Martin, Frank N ^c   Ajwa, Husein A ^a   Westerdahl, Becky B ^a   Goodhue, Rachael E ^a   Haar, Milton ^d   Winterbottom, Christopher ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b US Department of Agriculture (USDA)   (United States)

^c U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^e Sierra Cascade Nursery   (United States)

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FRAGARIA VESCA CALIFORNICA; FRAGARIA X ANANASSA;

EID: 54549124242     PISSN: 00080845     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3733/ca.v062n02p62     Document Type: Article

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