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Assessment of inland valley soils for sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum L.) production in some floodplains in central Nigeria Cover

Assessment of inland valley soils for sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum L.) production in some floodplains in central Nigeria

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ats-2020-0009 | Journal eISSN: 1801-0571 | Journal ISSN: 0231-5742
Language: English
Page range: 81 - 92
Submitted on: May 17, 2018
Accepted on: Jun 4, 2020
Published on: Aug 17, 2020
Published by: Mendel University in Brno
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