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Relationship between soil alteration index three (AI3), soil organic matter and tree performance in a ‘Cripps Pink’/M7 apple orchard

André H MeyerAgricultural Research Council–Infruitec-Nietvoorbij, Stellenbosch, South Africa;Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South AfricaCorrespondence[email protected]
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John WooldridgeAgricultural Research Council–Infruitec-Nietvoorbij, Stellenbosch, South Africa
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Joanna F DamesDepartment of Biochemistry and Microbiology, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa
Pages 173-175 | Received 08 Nov 2013, Accepted 01 Jul 2014, Published online: 19 Aug 2014

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