Particulate Phosphorus in the Everglades Agricultural Area: I -- Introduction and Sources1
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1. This document is SL 197, one of a series of the Soil and Water Science Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. Published September 2002. This publication is also a part of the Florida Sugarcane Handbook, an electronic publication of the Agronomy Department. For more information you may contact the editor of the Sugarcane Handbook, R. A. Gilbert ([email protected]). Visit the EDIS Web Site at http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu. 2. S. H. Daroub, Assistant Professor, Department of Soil and Water Science; J.D. Stuck, Visiting Assistant In.; T. A. Lang, Visiting Assistant In.; O.A. Diaz, Visiting Assistant In.; Everglades REC--Belle Glade, FL; Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL. 32611. Funding for this work has been provided by the Everglades Agricultural Area Environmental Protection District (EAA-EPD) and the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) 319h funds.
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