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An assessment of in-field nutrient best management practices for agricultural crop systems with subsurface drainage

Andy Ward, Andrew Sharpley, Kayla Miller, Warren Dick, James Hoorman, John Fulton and Gregory A. LaBarge
Journal of Soil and Water Conservation January 2018, 73 (1) 5A-10A; DOI: https://doi.org/10.2489/jswc.73.1.5A
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