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Utilization of Coconut Plantation Weeds as a Sustainable Feedstock for Biochar Production

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|Dec 2024

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/contagri-2024-0017 | Journal eISSN: 2466-4774 | Journal ISSN: 0350-1205
Language: English
Page range: 134 - 144
Submitted on: Oct 28, 2023
Accepted on: Jun 12, 2024
Published on: Dec 12, 2024
Published by: University of Novi Sad
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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