Water quality benefits of perennial filter strips in row-cropped watersheds
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Matthew J. Helmers, associate professor, Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, Iowa State University; Xiaobo Zhou, assistant scientist, Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, Iowa State University; Heidi Asbjornsen, associate professor, Natural Resource and the Environment, University of New Hampshire; Randy Kolka, soil scientist, USDA Forest Service, Northern Research Station; Mark D. Tomer, soil scientist, USDA Agricultural Research Service, National Laboratory for Agriculture and the Environment
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