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Horticulture

Effects of fertilisers on vegetable production 2. Effects of nitrogen fertilisers on nitrogen content and nitrate accumulation of spinach and beetroot

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Pages 485-494 | Received 18 Oct 1985, Published online: 30 Jan 2012

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