Biomass production and carbon/nitrogen ratio influence ecosystem services from cover crop mixtures

Agronomy Journal

Volumn 108, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 39-52

  Finney, Denise M ^a   White, Charles M ^a   Kaye, Jason P ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84953775618     PISSN: 00021962     EISSN: 14350645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/agronj15.0182     Document Type: Article

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