Fertilizer use under multiple cropping systems

Plant Production and Protection Division

Fertilizer use under multiple cropping systems

Report of an Expert Consultation held in New Delhi 3-6 February 1982

Year of publication 1983

Pages 215

Author Plant Production and Protection Division

Product type Book (stand-alone)

ISBN 925101014078

Edition 1

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Synopsis (short abstract) An FAO-sponsored Expert Consultation on Fertilizer Use under Multiple Cropping systems was held at the Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India, 3-6 February 1982, attended by leading scientists from 9 member nations and by representatives from a number of international and intergovernmental organizations.

Language English

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