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Ram Jat & Amir H Kassam
Conservation Agriculture
Global Prospects and Challenges

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The book covers the spread of conservation agriculture (CA) to regions including Brazil, Argentina, Canada, Australia, Europe and emerging CA destinations in Asia and Africa. Topics covered include the various components of CA, and how their individual and combined implementation influence productivity, soil health and environmental quality under diverse edaphic and climatic conditions. The book will be useful to teachers, researchers, extensionists, farmers, and students interested in environmental quality.

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Language English ● Format PDF ● Pages 424 ● ISBN 9781780642604 ● Editor Ram Jat & Amir H Kassam ● Publisher CABI ● Published 2013 ● Downloadable 3 times ● Currency EUR ● ID 8024785 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM

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