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Effect of conservation practices on soil carbon and nitrogen accretion and crop yield in a corn production system in the southeastern coastal plain, United States

T.C. Strickland, B.T. Scully, R.K. Hubbard, D.G. Sullivan, Z. Abdo, M.R. Savabi, R.D. Lee, D.M. Olson and G.L. Hawkins
Journal of Soil and Water Conservation May 2015, 70 (3) 170-181; DOI: https://doi.org/10.2489/jswc.70.3.170
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Journal of Soil and Water Conservation May 2015, 70 (3) 170-181; DOI: 10.2489/jswc.70.3.170
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