“ Is , or is not , the two great ends of Fate”: Errors in Agronomic Research

Published in Agron. J. 107:718–729 (2015) doi:10.2134/agronj14.0167 Available freely online through the author-supported open access option. Copyright © 2015 by the American Society of Agronomy, 5585 Guilford Road, Madison, WI 53711. All rights reserved. No part of this periodical may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. ABSTRACT

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  2015

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  Agronomy Journal

• Publication date

  2015-03-01

• Fields of study

  Agricultural and Food Sciences, Computer Science

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  DOI 10.2134/AGRONJ14.0167
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