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Book Title: Wilted : Pathogens, Chemicals, and the Fragile Future of the Strawberry Industry
Item Length: 9in
Item Height: 1.1in
Item Width: 6in
Author: Julie Guthman
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Topic: Life Sciences / Botany, Agriculture / Agronomy / Crop Science, Agriculture & Food (See Also Political Science / Public Policy / Agriculture & Food Policy)
Publisher: University of California Press
Publication Year: 2019
Genre: Technology & Engineering, Science, Social Science
Item Weight: 22.4 Oz
Number of Pages: 328 Pages
