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Vander Luis Novaes Nunes

Temporary Assistant Professor and SDSU Extension Soil Fertility Specialist

605-688-5535

Raven Precision Ag Building 213
Box 2100A
Brookings, SD 57007

Vander supports the citizens of South Dakota in his role as a Temporary Assistant Professor and SDSU Extension Soil Fertility Specialist at the South Dakota State University campus in Brookings.

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Producer holding soil in cupped hands over a bare field in early spring.

Carbon to Nitrogen Ratio of Healthy Soils

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Vast, rolling agricultural landscape with a variety of plant life.

The Nitrogen Biochemical Cycle in Soil

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