Farmers' soil knowledge for effective participatory integrated watershed management in Rwanda:Toward soil-specific fertility management and farmers' judgemental fertilizer use
Bock, Laurent ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Sciences et technologie de l'environnement > Systèmes Sol-Eau
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Farmers' soil knowledge for effective participatory integrated watershed management in Rwanda:Toward soil-specific fertility management and farmers' judgemental fertilizer use
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