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Original Articles

Screening of Seven Plant Species for Short‐Term Improved Fallows in the Humid Forest Zone of Cameroon

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Pages 1161-1170 | Received 05 Jun 2007, Accepted 05 Nov 2007, Published online: 01 Apr 2009

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