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Sawdust composts in soil improvement

II. Pot culture studies with compost mixtures of sawdust and manure, steam treated composts, and miscellaneous mixtures

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  1. New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station, Durham, N.H., USA

    William A. MacDonald & Stuart Dunn

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Published with the approval of the Director of the Agricultural Experiment Station as Scientific Contribution No. 152.

This report is based upon portions of a thesis presented in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of M.S. at the University of New Hampshire.

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MacDonald, W.A., Dunn, S. Sawdust composts in soil improvement. Plant Soil 4, 235–247 (1953). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01343839

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