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Economics of the lemon industry

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Contrary to most articles in this periodical, this one is not a study in economic botany but in agricultural economics. As such, it is concerned primarily with business factors and only incidentally with lemon products.

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Smith, R.J. Economics of the lemon industry. Econ Bot 10, 66–74 (1956). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02985318

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