Backgrounds for agricultural production technology and environmental conservation.
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عنوان ژورنال: JOURNAL OF RURAL PLANNING ASSOCIATION
سال: 1987
ISSN: 0912-9731,1881-2309
DOI: 10.2750/arp.5.4_65