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Performance of 3 Florida native grasses grown in varying container substrates

Gage Daniel J LaPierre, Connor Check and Sandra B Wilson
Native Plants Journal, May 2025, 25 (3) 192-199; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/npj.25.3.192
Gage Daniel J LaPierre
PhD Candidate, School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences University of Florida Gainesville, FL 32611
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Connor Check
Undergraduate Student, School of Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611
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Sandra B Wilson
Professor, Department of Environmental Horticulture, University of Florida, PO Box 110670, Gainesville, FL 32611
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