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Original Articles

INFLUENCE OF DIFFERENT FALLOW MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS ON STABILITY OF SOIL AGGREGATES IN SOUTHERN NIGERIA

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Pages 1483-1498 | Published online: 05 Feb 2007

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