Effect of soil type and vermicompost applications on tomato growth

Marc Adrian Zucco1, S. Alan Walters2, S. K. Chong2, B. Klubek2, Joseph Masabni3
1USDA, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Grayling, MI, 49738, USA
2Department of Plant, Soil, and Agricultural Systems, Southern Illinois University, MC 4415, 1205 Lincoln Dr., Carbondale, IL, 62901, USA
3Department of Horticultural Sciences, Texas A&M University, 2134 TAMU, College Station, TX, 77843-2134, USA

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