Theological and religious approaches to soil stewardship

Principles of Sustainable Soil Management in Agroecosystems

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 285-302

  Hitzhusen, Gregory E ^a   Fick, Gary W ^b   Moore, Richard H ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Plant Breeding and Genetics Section in the School of Integrative Plant Science   (United States)

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EID: 84883402497     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1201/b14972     Document Type: Chapter

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