No-tillage crop production: A revolution in agriculture!

Agronomy Journal

Volumn 100, Issue 3 SUPPL., 2008, Pages

  Triplett Jr , G B ^a   Dick, Warren A ^b  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; FERTILIZERS; HYDROLOGY; PERSONNEL; SOILS; VEGETATION;

FAMILY FARMS; FARM ECONOMICS; NO-TILLAGE;

CROPS;

EID: 44449178659     PISSN: 00021962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/agronj2007.0005c     Document Type: Review

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