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The good, the bad, the salty: Investigation of native plants for revegetation of salt-impacted soil in the northern Great Plains, United States

A.P. Blanchard, S.A. Clay and L.B. Perkins
Journal of Soil and Water Conservation November 2023, 78 (6) 479-485; DOI: https://doi.org/10.2489/jswc.2023.00022
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