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Awareness of Integrated Soil Fertility Management Practices in the Savelugu Municipal of the Northern Region of Ghana

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|Jul 2020

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Language: English
Page range: 35 - 41
Submitted on: Jan 20, 2020
Accepted on: May 7, 2020
Published on: Jul 31, 2020
Published by: Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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