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Characterization of Physical, Gaseous, and Hydrologic Properties of Compacted Subsoil and its Effects on Growth and Transpiration of Two Maples Grown Under Greenhouse Conditions

Barbara A. Fair, James D. Metzger and James Vent
Arboriculture & Urban Forestry (AUF) July 2012, 38 (4) 151-159; DOI: https://doi.org/10.48044/jauf.2012.023
Barbara A. Fair
Barbara A. Fair (corresponding author), North Carolina State University, Department of Horticultural Science, Campus Box 7609, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695-7609, U.S.
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James D. Metzger
The Ohio State University, Horticulture and Crop Science, 2021 Coffey Road, Columbus, Ohio 43210, U.S.
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James D. Metzger, The Ohio State University, Horticulture and Crop Science, 2021 Coffey Road, Columbus, Ohio 43210, U.S.
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