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Soil and crop responses to controlled traffic farming in reduced tillage and no-till: some experiences from field experiments and on-farm studies in Sweden

Ararso EtanaDepartment of Soil and Environment, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, SwedenCorrespondence[email protected]
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Lena HolmDepartment of Soil and Environment, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, SwedenView further author information
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Tomas RydbergDepartment of Soil and Environment, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, SwedenView further author information
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Thomas KellerDepartment of Soil and Environment, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden;Department of Agroecology and Environment, Agroscope Research Institute, Zürich, SwitzerlandView further author information
Pages 333-340 | Received 14 Nov 2019, Accepted 07 Feb 2020, Published online: 28 Feb 2020

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