Farmers’ views on the factors inhibiting the implementation of soil conservation practices in Koohdasht, Iran

Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2017, Pages 797-807

  Abbasian, A ^a   Chizari, M ^a   Bijani, M ^a  

^a TARBIAT MODARES UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Descriptive correlation method; Ecological farming; Economic extension; Factor analysis; Soil protection

Indexed keywords

EID: 85020163805     PISSN: 16807073     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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