Paddy Soil Science
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This book is an important reference for those concerned with the continuing sustainability of wet rice agriculture, which remains the staple diet for most people throughout Asia. Kazutake Kyuma draws on his extensive experience regarding rice agriculture to explain the interactions between the various human, environmental, biological and chemical factors...
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This book is an important reference for those concerned with the continuing sustainability of wet rice agriculture, which remains the staple diet for most people throughout Asia. Kazutake Kyuma draws on his extensive experience regarding rice agriculture to explain the interactions between the various human, environmental, biological and chemical factors needed to protect the long-term productivity of rice paddy soils.
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