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Manure injection alters the spatial distribution of soil nitrate, mineralizable carbon, and microbial biomass

A.M. Bierer, R.O. Maguire, M.S. Strickland, R.D. Stewart and W.E. Thomason
Journal of Soil and Water Conservation March 2021, 76 (2) 175-189; DOI: https://doi.org/10.2489/jswc.2021.00002

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