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Soil and water conservation in the Pacific Northwest through no-tillage and intensified crop rotations

J.D. Williams, S.B. Wuest and D.S. Long
Journal of Soil and Water Conservation November 2014, 69 (6) 495-504; DOI: https://doi.org/10.2489/jswc.69.6.495
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