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Optimal Sequential Crop Choices for Soil Carbon Management: A Dynamic Programming Approach

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  • Weersink, Alfons
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  • Schuurman, Daniel & Weersink, Alfons & Delaporte, Aaron, 2021. "Optimal Sequential Crop Choices for Soil Carbon Management: A Dynamic Programming Approach," 2021 Annual Meeting, August 1-3, Austin, Texas 314042, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association.
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    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.314042
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