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Chapter 7 - Water

from Part II - Pedology, Physics, Chemistry and Biology

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 January 2019

Pedro A. Sanchez
Pedro A. Sanchez
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University of Florida
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Properties and Management of Soils in the Tropics , pp. 176 - 195
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Print publication year: 2019

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  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781316809785.009
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