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University of Arizona: Long-term research investment in arid soil health
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University of Arizona research profile describing the Desert Agriculture Soil Health Initiative and its arid-region research.
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Published April 3, 2025. Identifies Joey Blankinship’s work and explains how much soil-health research has focused on wetter climates.
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