Timing of Primary Soil Tillage as a Determinant of Soybean (Glycine max L.) Productivity
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/contagri-2026-0008 | Journal eISSN: 2466-4774 | Journal ISSN: 0350-1205
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