Marketable yield response of two lowbush blueberries to preplant applications of gypsum, calcitic and dolomitic limestones

Journal of Small Fruit and Viticulture

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 13-25

  Blatt, C R ^a   McRae, K B ^a  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Calcite; Dolomite; Gypsum; Vaccinium angustifolium

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859551559     PISSN: 10520015     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J065v05n02_02     Document Type: Article

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