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Reliability of Bioassay Tests to Indicate Herbicide Residues in Compost Of Varying Salinity and Herbicide Levels

W.F. BrintonWoods End Research Laboratory, Inc., Mt Vernon, Maine
,
E. EvansWoods End Research Laboratory, Inc., Mt Vernon, Maine
&
T.C. BlewettDow AgroSciences, Indianapolis, Indiana
Pages 244-251 | Published online: 23 Jul 2013

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