African Journal of
Agricultural Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Agric. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1991-637X
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJAR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 6865

Full Length Research Paper

The effect of comboplough on some soil physical properties of Universiti Putra Malaysia Research Park

A. Hashemi1*, D. Ahmad1, J. Othman1 and S. Sulaiman2
1Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, University Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor, 43400, Malaysia. 2Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, University Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor, 43400, Malaysia.
Email: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]

  •  Accepted: 18 December 2013
  •  Published: 08 January 2014

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