Agronomic Sustainability of Different Farming Systems on Alfisols in Southwestern Nigeria
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Sustainable Agriculture
سال: 1994
ISSN: 1044-0046,1540-7578
DOI: 10.1300/j064v04n02_05