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Retraction Notice: Enhanced Seedling Growth Effect of Cocopeat by Supplementation with Earthworm Manure as Nutrient Amendment
Yiqi Wu 1,2,3
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Runze Chen 1,2,3
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Xinyu Liu 1,3
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Institute of Organic Recycling (Suzhou), China Agricultural University, Suzhou 215100, China
 
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College of Resources and Environment, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100091, China
 
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Jiangsu Kunshan Fruit and Vegetable Science and Technology Centre, Suzhou 215300, China
 
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Xinjiang Institute of Technology Two Mountains Theory and Research Center for High Quality Green Development in Southern Xinjiang, Akesu 843100, China
 
 
Submission date: 2024-04-16
 
 
Final revision date: 2024-05-13
 
 
Acceptance date: 2024-05-24
 
 
Online publication date: 2024-10-28
 
 
Publication date: 2025-04-04
 
 
Corresponding author
Xinyu Liu   

Institute of Organic Recycling (Suzhou), China Agricultural University, Suzhou 215100, China
 
 
Huaju Chi   

Xinjiang Institute of Technology Two Mountains Theory and Research Center for High Quality Green Development in Southern Xinjiang, Akesu 843100, China
 
 
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2025;34(4):3853-3861
 
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"Enhanced Seedling Growth Effect of Cocopeat by Supplementation with Earthworm Manure as Nutrient Amendment"
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15244/pjoes/189294
published in Vol 34, No 4, 2025, 3853-3861
has been withdrawn upon authors request.
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The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.
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