Effects of different land-use types on soil quality in the hilly area of Rawalakot Azad Jammu and Kashmir

Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica Section B: Soil and Plant Science

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 221-228

  Abbasi, M Kaleem ^a   Rasool, Ghulam ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AZAD JAMMU AND KASHMIR   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Deforestation; Erosion; Natural vegetation; Soil cover; Soil organic matter

Indexed keywords

EID: 30944450948     PISSN: 09064710     EISSN: 16511913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09064710510008720     Document Type: Article

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