Conservation Agriculture and Soil Carbon Sequestration: Between Myth and Farmer Reality

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• Publication year

  2009

• Venue

  Critical Reviews in Plant Sciences

• Publication date

  2009-04-03

• Fields of study

  Agricultural and Food Sciences, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1080/07352680902776358
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