Cite this paper
Olanrewaju, R. and Abubakar, A. (2015) Effect of Tillage Operations on Soil Moisture Contents in the Southern Guinea Savanna Ecological Zone of Nigeria.
Journal of Water Resource and Protection,
7, 183-196. doi:
10.4236/jwarp.2015.73015.
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