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Quality of Carrots Grown for Processing as Affected by Nitrogen Fertilization and Harvest Term Cover

Quality of Carrots Grown for Processing as Affected by Nitrogen Fertilization and Harvest Term

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|Jul 2009

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Language: English
Page range: 135 - 144
Published on: Jul 31, 2009
Published by: Sciendo
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