Introduction: Evaluating long-term impacts of harvesting crop residues on soil quality

Agronomy Journal

Volumn 103, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 230-233

  Huggins, David R ^a   Karow, Russell S ^b   Collins, Harold P ^c   Ransom, Joel K ^d  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^d NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 79951732298     PISSN: 00021962     EISSN: 14350645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/agronj2010.0382s     Document Type: Article

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