Proposing a suitable soil quality index for natural, secondary and rehabilitated tropical forests in Malaysia
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Proposing a suitable soil quality index for natural, secondary and rehabilitated tropical forests in Malaysia A. Arifin*, D. S. Karam, J. Shamshuddin, N. M. Majid, O. Radziah, A. H. Hazandy and I. Zahari Department of Forest Production, Faculty of Forestry, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia. Laboratory of Sustainable Bioresource Management, Institute of Tropical Forestry and Forest Products, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia. Department of Land Management, Faculty of Agriculture, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia. Laboratory of Food Crops and Floriculture, Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia. Forestry Department Peninsular Malaysia, 50660 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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