Articles | Volume 4, issue 2
https://doi.org/10.5194/se-4-255-2013
https://doi.org/10.5194/se-4-255-2013
Research article
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09 Aug 2013
Research article |  | 09 Aug 2013

Managing soil nitrate with cover crops and buffer strips in Sicilian vineyards

A. Novara, L. Gristina, F. Guaitoli, A. Santoro, and A. Cerdà

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