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Alternatives to Methyl Bromide Soil Fumigation for Florida Vegetable Production 1

J.W. Noling, D.A. Botts, A.W. MacRae2

The Vegetable Production Handbook for Florida was updated in November 2009. The most current version of this chapter may be found at http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/pdffiles/cv/cv29000.pdf.

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This document is CV290 one of a series of the Horticultural Sciences Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. Date first printed September 2007. Revised January 2012. Please visit the EDIS website at http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu.

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J.W. Noling, professor, Citrus Research and Education Center, Lake Alfred, FL; D.A. Botts, Director, Environmental and Pest Management Division Florida Fruit & Vegetable Association, Maitland, FL; A.W. MacRae, assistant professor, Horticultural Sciences Department, Gulf Coast Research and Education Center, Wimauma, Florida. The Vegetable Production Handbook for Florida is edited by S.M. Olson, professor, NFREC-Quincy, and E.H. Simonne, associate professor, Horticultural Sciences Department, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611.

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