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International Journal of Vegetable Science Volume 18, 2012 - Issue 3
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Soil Amendment on Growth, Nodulation, Yield, Soil Health, and Economics of Cowpea

P. K. Panda Department of Botany, Utkal University, Vani Vihar, Bhubaneswar, Orissa, India
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Alok Nandi Regional Research and Technology Transfer Station, Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology, Keonjhar, Orissa, IndiaCorrespondence[email protected]
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P. K. Swain Department of Botany, Utkal University, Vani Vihar, Bhubaneswar, Orissa, India
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S. K. Patnaik Department of Soil Science, College of Agriculture, Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology, Bhubaneswar, Orissa, India
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M. Patnaik Department of Soil Science, College of Agriculture, Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology, Bhubaneswar, Orissa, India
Pages 284-297 | Published online: 19 Jun 2012

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