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The chapter discusses, at length, case studies with buffer power estimation for Zinc in South Asian soils, especially India, and its relevance in the field cultivation of Kerala State’s economic mainstay, Black pepper (Piper nigrum).
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Nair, K.P. (2019). Case Studies with South Asian Soils. In: Intelligent Soil Management for Sustainable Agriculture. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-15530-8_8
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