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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*
Affiliation:
USDA-ARS, Lincoln, NE 68583, USA.
Ray R. Weil
Affiliation:
University of Maryland, college park, MD 20742, USA.
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*Corresponding author: [email protected]
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Abstract

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