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Influence of high and low exchangeable Mg and Ca percentages at different degrees of base saturation on growth and chemical composition of citrus plants

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Paper No. 1564, University of California Citrus Research Center and Agricultural Experiment Station, Riverside.

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Martin, J.P., Page, A.L. Influence of high and low exchangeable Mg and Ca percentages at different degrees of base saturation on growth and chemical composition of citrus plants. Plant Soil 22, 65–80 (1965). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01377690

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