Midwest soil and water conservation: Past, present, and future

Soil and Water Conservation Advances in the United States

Volumn 60, Issue , 2010, Pages 131-162

  Karlen, Douglas L ^a   Dinnes, Dana L ^a   Singer, Jeremy W ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Crop production; Environmental effects; Landscape characteristics; Landscape management; Midwest farm; Natural resources conservation; Water conservation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84901485949     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaspecpub60.c5     Document Type: Chapter

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