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Soil water infiltration impacted by maize (Zea mays L.) growth on sloping agricultural land of the Loess Plateau

J. Wang, D.B. Watts, Q. Meng, Q. Zhang, F. Wu and H.A. Torbert
Journal of Soil and Water Conservation July 2016, 71 (4) 301-309; DOI: https://doi.org/10.2489/jswc.71.4.301
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