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| Ø | Overall, freshly
tilled soil is about twice |
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| as erodible as a
fully consolidated soil |
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| Ø | Erodibility
decreases with time |
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| - | Seven years in
the Eastern US |
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| - | Depends on
rainfall in Western US, up to |
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| 25 years |
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