Rethinking the analysis of non-normal data in plant and soil science

Agronomy Journal

Volumn 107, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 811-827

  Stroup, Walter W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

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EID: 84923566162     PISSN: 00021962     EISSN: 14350645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/agronj2013.0342     Document Type: Article

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