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Service crop management to maximize crop water supply and improve agroecosystem resilience: A review

C.M. Ogilvie, W. Deen and R.C. Martin
Journal of Soil and Water Conservation July 2019, 74 (4) 389-404; DOI: https://doi.org/10.2489/jswc.74.4.389

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