Perceptions and assessment of soil fertility by farmers in the mid-hills of Nepal
โ Scribed by Arnaud Desbiez; Robin Matthews; Bhaba Tripathi; Jim Ellis-Jones
- Book ID
- 113420013
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2004
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 141 KB
- Volume
- 103
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0167-8809
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