African Journal of
Agricultural Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Agric. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1991-637X
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJAR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 6894

Full Length Research Paper

Effects of land use on soil physicochemical properties at Barkachha, Mirzapur District, Varanasi, India

Weldesemayat Gorems
  • Weldesemayat Gorems
  • Department of Wildlife and Protected Area Management, Wondo Genet College of Forestry and Natural Resource, Hawassa University, P. O. Box 128, Shashemene, Ethiopia.
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Nandita Goshal
  • Nandita Goshal
  • Centre of Advanced Study in Botany, Department of Botany, Institute of Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi-221005 (U.P.), India.
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  •  Received: 09 July 2019
  •  Accepted: 15 April 2020
  •  Published: 31 May 2020

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