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Mineralization and N Fertilizer Equivalent Value of Composts as Assessed by Tall Fescue (Festuca arundinacea)

C. BowdenUSDA-Agricultural Research Service, Environmental Management and By-Product Utilization Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland
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J. SpargoCrop and Soil Sciences Department, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia
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G. EvanyloCrop and Soil Sciences Department, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia
Pages 111-118 | Published online: 23 Jul 2013

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