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Evaluation Of Composted Insect Rearing Waste As A Potting Substrate For Radish, Squash And Green Bean

Stewart ReedUSDA/ARS Subtropical Horticulture Research Station, Miami, FloridaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Nancy D. EpskyUSDA/ARS Subtropical Horticulture Research Station, Miami, Florida
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Robert R. HeathUSDA/ARS Subtropical Horticulture Research Station, Miami, Florida
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Ricardo JosephState University of New York - Environmental Science and Forestry, Syracuse, New York
Pages 87-91 | Published online: 23 Jul 2013

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