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Special section: Regional responses to dicyandiamide (DCD) in New Zealand

Dicyandiamide (DCD) effect on nitrous oxide emissions, nitrate leaching and pasture yield in Canterbury, New Zealand

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Pages 251-270 | Received 07 Nov 2012, Accepted 26 Mar 2013, Published online: 23 Sep 2014

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