Weeds are costly: Represent about half of the total cultivation expenses of crop
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C. B. HutchisonAuthor Affiliations
C. B. Hutchison is Vice-President of the University, Dean of the College of Agriculture, Director of the Agricultural Experiment Station, and Professor of Agriculture.Publication Information
Hilgardia 2(3):8-8. DOI:10.3733/ca.v002n03p8. March 1948.
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Abstract
Extract from an address before the Tenth Annual Weed Control Conference, in Sacramento, February 2,1948.
Hutchison C. 1948. Weeds are costly: Represent about half of the total cultivation expenses of crop. Hilgardia 2(3):8-8. DOI:10.3733/ca.v002n03p8
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