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Scientists concerned over loss of soil fertility [1]

Farm scientists and experts from SAARC countries today expressed concern over the gradual loss of soil fertility in the Indo-Gangetic plain during the past four decades and described it as a grave threat to the sustainability of agricultural crops in the region.

Publication Date: 
10/09/2009
Tribune (New Delhi) [2]
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Soil Capability [3], Agriculture [4], Food Crops [5], Indian Council Of Agricultural Research (ICAR) [6], Haryana [7], Karnal (D) [8]
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