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Terman, G.L., Covell, M.R. & Cunningham, C.E. Effect of size of plot, experimental design and replication on efficiency of potato fertilizer experiments. American Potato Journal 34, 59–68 (1957). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02851729
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