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... soil deterioration than of soil improvement . ” But it is also impossible to restore destroyed soils artificially as the conditions of their formation cannot be reproduced . She con- siders that it is easier to create new soils . ¶ 12 ...
... soil deterioration than of soil improvement . ” But it is also impossible to restore destroyed soils artificially as the conditions of their formation cannot be reproduced . She con- siders that it is easier to create new soils . ¶ 12 ...
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... SOIL WATER PROBLEMS RE- LATED TO SALINITY AND ALKALINITY IN IRRIGATED LANDS . G. Varallyay , in Arid Land Irrigation in Develo- ping Countries - Environmental Problems and Effects , edited by E Barton Worthington , Perga- mon Press ...
... SOIL WATER PROBLEMS RE- LATED TO SALINITY AND ALKALINITY IN IRRIGATED LANDS . G. Varallyay , in Arid Land Irrigation in Develo- ping Countries - Environmental Problems and Effects , edited by E Barton Worthington , Perga- mon Press ...
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... soil salinization and the eventual abandonment of the irrigated land . We read of inefficiency : thus of a man called Sumiagguta explaining his failure to complete earth operations by citing Imgur - Sin , a supplier of wor- kers , for ...
... soil salinization and the eventual abandonment of the irrigated land . We read of inefficiency : thus of a man called Sumiagguta explaining his failure to complete earth operations by citing Imgur - Sin , a supplier of wor- kers , for ...
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