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The chapter discusses different aspects of holistic technologies, such as, conservative tillage, against the background of high-intensity agricultural systems like the green revolution.
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Nair, K.P. (2019). Holistic Technologies. In: Intelligent Soil Management for Sustainable Agriculture. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-15530-8_27
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