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Soil fertility

Comparative verification of Mehlich 3 soil analysis methods in Northern Mozambique using microwave plasma–atomic emission spectrometry

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Pages 327-336 | Received 09 Feb 2023, Accepted 13 Jul 2023, Published online: 21 Jul 2023

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