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Open questions in sustainable agriculture

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 October 2009

William Lockeretz
William Lockeretz
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Research Associate Professor, School of Nutrition, Tufts University, Medford, MA 02155.
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organic soil amendmentscrop rotationpesticidesfarm incomeenvironmental pollutionorganic farmingresource conservationalternative agriculturelow-input agriculture
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American Journal of Alternative Agriculture , Volume 3 , Issue 4 , Fall 1988 , pp. 174 - 181
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1988

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