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New Zealand Journal of Crop and Horticultural Science Volume 25, 1997 - Issue 2
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Evaluation of saffron (Crocus sativus L.) production in New Zealand

J. A. McGimpsey Redbank Research Station, New Zealand Institute for Crop and Food Research Limited, P.O. Box 42, Clyde, New Zealand
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M. H. Douglas Redbank Research Station, New Zealand Institute for Crop and Food Research Limited, P.O. Box 42, Clyde, New Zealand
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A. R. Wallace New Zealand Institute for Crop and Food Research Limited, Private Bag 4704, Christchurch, New Zealand
Pages 159-168 | Received 14 Oct 1996, Accepted 27 Feb 1997, Published online: 22 Mar 2010

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