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Composts as Media Constituents for Vegetable Transplant Production

Miguel A. Sánchez-MonederoDepartment of Soil and Water Conservation and Organic Waste Management, Centro de Edafología y Biología Aplicada del Segura, CSIC, Murcia, Spain
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Asunción RoigDepartment of Soil and Water Conservation and Organic Waste Management, Centro de Edafología y Biología Aplicada del Segura, CSIC, Murcia, Spain
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Juan CegarraDepartment of Soil and Water Conservation and Organic Waste Management, Centro de Edafología y Biología Aplicada del Segura, CSIC, Murcia, Spain
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M. Pilar BernalDepartment of Soil and Water Conservation and Organic Waste Management, Centro de Edafología y Biología Aplicada del Segura, CSIC, Murcia, Spain
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Patricia NogueraDepartamento de Química, Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, Valencia, Spain
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Manuel AbadInstituto Agroforestal Mediterráneo, Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, Valencia, Spain
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Angel AntónSemilleros Baby-Plant S.L, Santomera, Murcia, Spain
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Pages 161-168 | Published online: 23 Jul 2013

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