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Cover crop adoption in Iowa: The role of perceived practice characteristics

J.G. Arbuckle and G. Roesch-McNally
Journal of Soil and Water Conservation November 2015, 70 (6) 418-429; DOI: https://doi.org/10.2489/jswc.70.6.418
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