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Special Issue: Agriculture and greenhouse gases: NJF seminar no. 453

Mitigation of greenhouse gases from agriculture: Role of models

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Pages 212-224 | Received 26 Dec 2012, Accepted 14 Mar 2013, Published online: 23 Apr 2013

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