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Nutrient losses from manure and fertilizer applications as impacted by time to first runoff event

D R Smith1, P R Owens, A B Leytem

  • 1USDA-ARS, National Soil Erosion Research Laboratory, 275 S. Russell St., West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA. drsmith@purdue.edu

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