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Long-Term Effect of Nitrogen and Tillage Management on Soil Carbon Pools in the Semiarid Northern Great Plains

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Pages 730-740 | Received 14 Jul 2016, Accepted 01 Dec 2016, Published online: 19 Apr 2017

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