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Lettuce Growth and Yield in Hoagland Solution with an Organic Concoction

Ranjit Singh SpehiaDepartment of Soil Science and Water Management, Dr. Y. S. Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Solan, HP, IndiaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Meera DeviDepartment of Soil Science and Water Management, Dr. Y. S. Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Solan, HP, India
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Jaspal SinghCentre for Development of Advanced Computing, Mohali, Punjab, India
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Shweta SharmaDepartment of Soil Science and Water Management, Dr. Y. S. Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Solan, HP, India
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Ajender NegiDepartment of Soil Science and Water Management, Dr. Y. S. Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Solan, HP, India
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Sukhpreet SinghDepartment of Soil Science and Water Management, Dr. Y. S. Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Solan, HP, India
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Nirmla ChauhanDepartment of Soil Science and Water Management, Dr. Y. S. Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Solan, HP, India
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Deepak SharmaDepartment of Soil Science and Water Management, Dr. Y. S. Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Solan, HP, India
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Jagjeet Chand SharmaDepartment of Soil Science and Water Management, Dr. Y. S. Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Solan, HP, India
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Pages 557-566 | Published online: 22 Mar 2018

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