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Using compost for container production of Ornamental Hammock Species native to Florida

Sandra B Wilson, Laurie K Mecca, Peter J Stoffella and Donald A Graetz
Native Plants Journal September 2004, 5 (2) 186-194; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/npj.2005.0016
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