A Training Series for Cooperative Extension Agents on Organic Farming Systems
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A Training Series for Cooperative Extension Agents on Organic Farming Systems
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عنوان ژورنال: HortTechnology
سال: 2000
ISSN: 1063-0198,1943-7714
DOI: 10.21273/horttech.10.4.675