Precision for Smallholder Farmers: A Small-Scale-Tailored Variable Rate Fertilizer Application Kit
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Agriculture
سال: 2018
ISSN: 2077-0472
DOI: 10.3390/agriculture8040048