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For more information about wiley products, visit our web site at library of congress cataloginginpublication data. Special thanks are due to the international federation of organic agriculture. The courseware material is prepared as per icar approved syllabus for the benefit of undergraduate students already enrolled in indian agricultural universities. Jan 01, 2009 organic farming systems are one manifestation of this new awareness. The goal was to produce a book where as many existing studies as possible could be presented in a single volume, making it easy for the reader to compare methods, results and conclusions.
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