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Using container weights to determine irrigation needs: a simple method

R Kasten Dumroese, Jeremiah R Pinto and Mark E Montville
Native Plants Journal, March 2015, 16 (1) 67-71; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/npj.16.1.67
R Kasten Dumroese
National Nursery Specialist, USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, 1221 South Main Street, Moscow, ID 83843,
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Jeremiah R Pinto
Research Plant Physiologist, USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, 1221 South Main Street, Moscow, ID 83843,
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