Chapter 17 Case studies of soil quality in the Canadian Prairies: Long-term field experiments

Developments in Soil Science

Volumn 25, Issue C, 1997, Pages 351-397

  Campbell, C A ^a   Janzen, H H ^a   Juma, N G ^a  

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EID: 77956731666     PISSN: 01660918     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-2481(97)80044-X     Document Type: Article

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