Improving northern bilberry (vaccinium uliginosum) production

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 1017, Issue , 2014, Pages 223-230

  Yarborougha, D E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bog bilberry; Management

Indexed keywords

EID: 84892739208     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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