Agricultural and Biological Sciences
5 years ago

New soil conservation model revolutionizes agricultural sustainability against erosion threats.

Soil Systems
A Review of the Science and Logic Associated with Approach Used in the Universal Soil Loss Equation Family of Models
P.I.A. Kinnell

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