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The specific gravity, mealiness, and flavor of baked Maine potatoes as related to fungicide treatment

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  1. Maine Agricultural Experiment Station, Orono, Maine

    Elizabeth F. Murphy (Associate Horticulturist), Reiner Bonde (Plant Pathologist) & Franklin E. Manzer (Associate Plant Pathologist)

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Murphy, E.F., Bonde, R. & Manzer, F.E. The specific gravity, mealiness, and flavor of baked Maine potatoes as related to fungicide treatment. American Potato Journal 40, 35–46 (1963). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02862756

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