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Impact of modified tillage on runoff and nutrient loads from potato fields in

Prince Edward Island

R.J. Gordona, A.C. VanderZaaga,d,∗, P.A. Dekkera, R. De Haanb, A. Madanic

This is a peer-reviewed, academic research paper.

All the authors are affiliated with a university/school or a research facility:

  • School of Environmental Sciences, University of Guelph, 50 Stone Rd. East, Guelph, Ontario N1G2W1, Canada
  • Prince Edward Island Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada
  • Nova Scotia Agricultural College, Truro, Nova Scotia, Canada
  • Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

The paper contains methods, results, and a conclusion.

It includes in-text citations and a bibliography

It is peer-reviewed-As Science Direct is a peer-reviewed publication. From their website:

ScienceDirect is Elsevier’s platform of peer-reviewed scholarly literature.

The article does acknowledge:

Acknowledgements

This research was funded by the Canada/PEI Water Supply Expansion Program. The funding agency had no involvement in the study design, analysis, interpretation, writing, or publication.

 

 

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