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Preserving soil and crop resources by increasing cropping intensity and decreasing tillage

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 February 2007

Brian J. Wienhold  and
Ray R. Weil
Brian J. Wienhold*
Affiliation:
USDA-ARS, Lincoln, NE 68583, USA.
Ray R. Weil
Affiliation:
University of Maryland, college park, MD 20742, USA.
*
*Corresponding author: [email protected]
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Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems , Volume 21 , Issue 1 , March 2006 , pp. 1 - 2
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