Topographic Controls on Soil Nutrient Variations in a Silvopasture System

Agrosystems, Geosciences and Environment

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2018, Pages 1-15

  Adhikari, Kabindra ^a,b   Owens, Phillip R ^b   Ashworth, Amanda J ^c   Sauer, Thomas J ^d   Libohova, Zamir ^e   Richter, Jenny L ^b   Miller, David M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^b DALE BUMPERS SMALL FARMS RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c USDA ARS Poultry Production and Product Safety Research Unit   (United States)

^d AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^e USDA NRCS   (United States)

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EID: 85061241175     PISSN: None     EISSN: 26396696     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/age2018.04.0008     Document Type: Article

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