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International Journal of Agronomy
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 348754, 7 pages
doi:10.1155/2012/348754
Nitrogen Fertilizer and Growth Regulator Impacts on Tuber Deformity, Rot, and Yield for Russet Potatoes
1Department of Crop and Soil Environmental Sciences, Eastern Shore Agricultural Research and Extension Center,
Virginia Tech, Painter, VA 23420, USA
2Department of Plant Pathology, Physiology and Weed Science, Eastern Shore Agricultural Research and Extension Center, Virginia Tech, Painter, VA 23420, USA
3Department of Horticulture, Eastern Shore Agricultural Research and Extension Center, Virginia Tech, Painter, VA 23420, USA
Received 8 January 2012; Revised 10 April 2012; Accepted 3 May 2012
Academic Editor: H. Allen Torbert
Copyright © 2012 Mark S. Reiter et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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