Cover crop adoption in Iowa: The role of perceived practice characteristics

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• Publication year

  2015

• Venue

  Journal of Soil and Water Conservation

• Publication date

  2015-11-01

• Fields of study

  Agricultural and Food Sciences, Geology, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.2489/jswc.70.6.418
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