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Soil aggregation and potential carbon and nitrogen mineralization with cover crops under tropical no-till

J.P.G. Rigon, A.J. Franzluebbers and J.C. Calonego
Journal of Soil and Water Conservation September 2020, 75 (5) 601-609; DOI: https://doi.org/10.2489/jswc.2020.00188

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