Soil and plant response to MSW compost applications on lowbush blueberry fields in 2000 and 2001

Small Fruits Review

Volumn 3, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 19-31

  Warman, P R ^a   Murphy, C J ^a   Burnham, J C ^a   Eaton, L J ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Municipal solid waste; Soil and plant response; Vaccinium angustifolium Ait

Indexed keywords

VACCINIUM; VACCINIUM ANGUSTIFOLIUM;

EID: 6344226927     PISSN: 15228851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J301v03n01_04     Document Type: Conference Paper

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