Growing media and the environment lobby in the UK 1997-2001

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 644, Issue , 2004, Pages 107-113

  Carlile, W R ^a  

^a NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Environment; Peat; Pressure groups

Indexed keywords

EID: 7044275665     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2004.644.12     Document Type: Conference Paper

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