Towards Sustainable Oil Palm Plantation Management: Effects of Plantation Age and Soil Parent Material
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عنوان ژورنال: Agricultural Sciences
سال: 2020
ISSN: 2156-8553,2156-8561
DOI: 10.4236/as.2020.111004