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General Facts of Soils in Bulgaria

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The development of soil science in Bulgaria came about due to the urgent need to increase the economic prosperity of the country and find effective ways to raise crop yields.

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  1. Institute of Soil Science, Agrotechnologies and Plant Protection, Nikola Poushkarov, Sofia, Bulgaria

    Toma Shishkov

  2. Agricultural Academy, Sofia, Bulgaria

    Nikola Kolev

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Shishkov, T., Kolev, N. (2014). General Facts of Soils in Bulgaria. In: The Soils of Bulgaria. World Soils Book Series. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-7784-2_1

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