Soils and world food security

Soil and Tillage Research

Volumn 102, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-4

  Lal, R ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 57749104928     PISSN: 01671987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.still.2008.08.001     Document Type: Editorial

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