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Duration of usage and farmer reported benefits of conservation tillage

A.E. Saak, T. Wang, Z. Xu, D. Kolady, J.D. Ulrich-Schad and D. Clay
Journal of Soil and Water Conservation January 2021, 76 (1) 65-75; DOI: https://doi.org/10.2489/jswc.2021.00187
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