Assessment of soil fertility and quality for improved cocoa production in six cocoa growing regions in Ghana

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• Publication year

  2018

• Venue

  Agroforestry Systems

• Publication date

  2018-07-05

• Fields of study

  Agricultural and Food Sciences, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1007/s10457-018-0253-3
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