Soil fertility along toposequences of the East India Plateau and implications for productivity, fertiliser use, and sustainability

Cornish, Peter S.; Kumar, Ashok; Das, Sudipta

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-6-325-2020

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https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-6-325-2020

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Soil fertility along toposequences of the East India Plateau and implications for productivity, fertiliser use, and sustainability

Peter S. Cornish, Ashok Kumar, and Sudipta Das

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