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Roadside Vegetation Health Condition and Magnesium Chloride (MgCl2) Dust Suppressant Use in Two Colorado, U.S. Counties

Betsy A. Goodrich, Ronda D. Koski and William R. Jacobi
Arboriculture & Urban Forestry (AUF) July 2008, 34 (4) 252-259; DOI: https://doi.org/10.48044/jauf.2008.034
Betsy A. Goodrich
Betsy A. Goodrich (corresponding author), Graduate Degree Program in Ecology and the Department of Bioagricultural Sciences and Pest Management, Campus Delivery 1177, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523-1177, U.S.,
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Ronda D. Koski
Ronda D. Koski, Department of Bioagricultural Sciences and Pest Management, Campus Delivery 1177, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523-1177, U.S.
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William R. Jacobi, Department of Bioagricultural Sciences and Pest Management, Campus Delivery 1177, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523-1177, U.S.
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