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Soil and Plant Response to MSW Compost Applications on Lowbush Blueberry Fields in 2000 and 2001

P. R. Warman Department of Environmental Sciences, Nova Scotia Agricultural College, Truro, NS, B2N 5E3, Canada
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C. J. Murphy Department of Environmental Sciences, Nova Scotia Agricultural College, Truro, NS, B2N 5E3, Canada
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J. C. Burnham Department of Environmental Sciences, Nova Scotia Agricultural College, Truro, NS, B2N 5E3, Canada
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L. J. Eaton Department of Environmental Sciences, Nova Scotia Agricultural College, Truro, NS, B2N 5E3, Canada
Pages 19-31 | Published online: 15 Oct 2008

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