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Jenn Thomas-Murphy

Extension Support Specialist
Section of Soil and Crop Sciences
237 Emerson Hall
Phone: (607) 255-2177
Email: jnt3 [at] cornell.edu

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    The classic identification guide “Weeds of the Northeast” sprouted from a collaboration of Cornell researchers. Now, a new edition of the book brings together a pair of uncannily named weed scientists: Antonio DiTommaso and Joseph DiTomaso.

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