Forest nurseries face critical choices with the loss of methyl bromide fumigation

California Agriculture

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 153-161

  Weiland, Jerry E ^a   Littke, Will R ^b   Haase, Diane L ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b Weyerhaeuser Forestry R and D ^*  (United States)

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EID: 84886934642     PISSN: 00080845     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3733/ca.v067n03p153     Document Type: Article

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