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Soil Erosion Effects on Soil Properties in a Highland Area of Central Kenya

✍ Scribed by Gachene, C. K. K.; Mbuvi, J. P.; Jarvis, N. J.; Linner, H.

Book ID
121522917
Publisher
The American Society of Agronomy
Year
1997
Tongue
English
Weight
204 KB
Volume
61
Category
Article
ISSN
0361-5995

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