Conservation agriculture for small holder rainfed farming: Opportunities and constraints of new mechanized seeding systems
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عنوان ژورنال: Field Crops Research
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0378-4290
DOI: 10.1016/j.fcr.2011.11.026