Soils of the Wet Zone of Sri Lanka: Morphology, Characterization and Classification
- ISBN-10
- 9558124001
- ISBN-13
- 9789558124000
- Category
- Soil science
- Pages
- 184
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1999
- Author
- Soil Science Society of Sri Lanka
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