Fertility gradients in naturally formed terraces on honduran hillside farms

Agronomy Journal

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 350-353

  Walle, Robert J ^a   Sims, Brian G ^a  

^a SILSOE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0032788930     PISSN: 00021962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/agronj1999.00021962009100020028x     Document Type: Article

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