Soil management and production of Alfisols in the semi-arid tropics. IV. Simulation of decline in productivity caused by soil erosion

Australian Journal of Soil Research

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 127-138

  Littleboy, M ^a   Cogle, A L ^a   Smith, G D ^a   Rao, C K P C ^b   Yule, D F ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES   (Australia)

^b INTERNATIONAL CROPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR THE SEMI ARID TROPICS ICRISAT   (India)

Author keywords

Erosion; Model; Productivity; Surface management

Indexed keywords

CROP PRODUCTION; MANAGEMENT; MODEL; ROOT PENETRATION; RUNOFF; SEMIARID TROPICS; SLOPE; SOIL DEPTH; SOIL EROSION; SOIL MANAGEMENT; SORGHUM PRODUCTION;

INDIA, HYDERABAD;

EID: 0029667138     PISSN: 00049573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/SR9960127     Document Type: Article

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