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... land use in many areas . With so many potential uses involved it becomes very difficult to judge the merits or otherwise of each particular claim . The superiority of an economic approach to this problem is advocated by James : ' In ...
... land use in many areas . With so many potential uses involved it becomes very difficult to judge the merits or otherwise of each particular claim . The superiority of an economic approach to this problem is advocated by James : ' In ...
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... land and it is simply because of historical reasons that they now use over 80 per cent of the total land acreage . A relatively new approach to land use is to assess the land potential or capability rather than to map the existing use .
... land and it is simply because of historical reasons that they now use over 80 per cent of the total land acreage . A relatively new approach to land use is to assess the land potential or capability rather than to map the existing use .
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... Land - Capability Class and degree of limitations for use Land - use suitability Suited for cultivation I. Not suited for cultivation II . III . IV . V. VI . VII . Few limitations . Potentially very productive sites . Wide latitude for ...
... Land - Capability Class and degree of limitations for use Land - use suitability Suited for cultivation I. Not suited for cultivation II . III . IV . V. VI . VII . Few limitations . Potentially very productive sites . Wide latitude for ...
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Introduction | 3 |
Initial approaches to vegetation study | 11 |
Initial approaches to soil study | 28 |
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