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John Featherstone Witty

1944 to 2009

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  1. Rivermead, Penrhyncoch, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, SY23 3EQ, UK

    Frank Minchin

  2. School Agriculture, Food and Wine, The University of Adelaide, Glen Osmond, SA 5074, Australia

    Murray Unkovich

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Minchin, F., Unkovich, M. John Featherstone Witty. Plant Soil 356, 291–293 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-012-1267-7

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