External Inputs and Livestock for Organic Hill Land Farming Systems in Appalachia
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عنوان ژورنال: Agrosystems, Geosciences & Environment
سال: 2018
ISSN: 2639-6696,2639-6696
DOI: 10.2134/age2018.07.0017