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Research articles

Effects of seedling and clonal West Indian rootstocks irrigated with recycled water on ‘Hass’ avocado yield, fruit weight and alternate bearing

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Pages 39-51 | Received 30 Mar 2022, Accepted 04 Jul 2022, Published online: 14 Jul 2022

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