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Soil compaction and potato growth

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  1. University of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minn.

    G. R. Blake (Associate Professor of Soils), D. H. Bofxter, E. P. Adams & J. K. Aase

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Paper No. 4405, of the Scientific Journal Series, Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station. This study was supported in part by NC-17 Regional Research Funds.

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Blake, G.R., Bofxter, D.H., Adams, E.P. et al. Soil compaction and potato growth. American Potato Journal 37, 409–413 (1960). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02856259

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