Soil-climate conditions in agro-ecological regions of the Northern Great Plains of North America Paul R. Bullock, Carl Shaykewich, Andrew Nadler, Glenn Padbury, Herb Cutforth and Sukhdev S. Malhi
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Fertilizer management for maximum yield of common crops in the Northern Great Plains of North America Rigas Karamanos, Ross H. McKenzie, Yantai Gan, Guy P. Lafond Clain A. Jones and Sukhdev S. Malhi
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Improving nutrient use efficiency with enhanced efficiency fertilizers in the Northern Great Plains of North America Cynthia A. Grant, Sukhdev S. Malhi and Jeff J. Schoenau
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Strategies for maximizing crop recovery of applied manure nitrogen in the Northern Great Plains of North America Jeff J. Schoenau, Chadrick Carley, Chantal Stumborg and Sukhdev S. Malhi
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Soil microbiological properties in crop management practices and systems in the Northern Great Plains of North America Newton Z. Lupwayi and Mark D. Burr
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Effects of soil and crop management, and application of swine and cattle manure on physical properties of soil in the Northern Great Plains of North America Mike C. J. Grevers, Jeff J. Schoenau, Mitchell T. Japp, Bereket A. Assefa, C. D. Baan and Sukhdev S. Malhi
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Topographic influences on the productivity, diseases, and nutrient management of crops grown in the Northern Great Plains of North America Len Kryzanowski and H. Randy Kutcher
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Input level and crop diversity strategies to enhance sustainability of crop production and soil quality in the Northern Great Plains of North America Stewart A. Brandt, Robert P. Zentner, Owen O. Olfert, A. Gordon Thomas and Sukhdev S. Malhi
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Nutrient management and weed dynamics challenges in organic farming systems in the Northern Great Plains of North America J. Diane Knight, Eric Johnson, Sukhdev S. Malhi, Steve Shirtliffe and Bob Blackshaw
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Selected special crops on the Canadian Great Plains Eric N. Johnson, Yantai Gan, William E. May, Parthiba Balasubramanian, Cecil Vera, Kevin Friesen and Andrea Hermann
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Crop diversification and intensification with broadleaf crops in cereal-based cropping systems in the Northern Great Plains of North America Yantai Gan, Randy Kutcher, Fabian Menalled, Guy Lafond and Stewart Brandt
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Dynamic cropping systems: Holistic approach for dryland agricultural systems in the Northern Great Plains of North America Donald L. Tanaka, Mark A. Liebig, Joseph M. Krupinsky and Stephen D. Merrill
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Management strategies and practices for increasing storage of organic C and N in soil in cropping systems in the Northern Great Plains of North America Sukhdev S. Malhi, Reynald L. Lemke, Mark A. Liebig, Brian McConkey, Jeff J. Schoenau, Larry J. Cihacek and Con Campbell
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Greenhouse gas emissions from crop production systems in the Northern Great Plains of North America Reynald L. Lemke, Richard E. Farrell and Sukhdev S. Malhi
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Farming systems with improved returns to inputs of energy and water in the Northern Great Plains of North America R. Byron Irvine, Donald L. Tanaka and Herb Cutforth
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