Soil erosion and environmental impact of vegetable production in the Cameron Highlands, Malaysia

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 29-46

  Midmore, David J ^a,d   Jansen, Hans G P ^a,c   Dumsday, Robert G ^b  

^a AVRDC THE WORLD VEGETABLE CENTER   (Taiwan)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c Res Prog on Sustainability in A   (Costa Rica)

^d CENTRAL QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Environment; IPM; Malaysia; Profitability; Soil erosion; Sustainability; Vegetables

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EROSION RATE; HIGHLAND AGRICULTURE; INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT; MAN-ENVIRONMENT RELATIONS; SOIL CONSERVATION; SOIL EROSION; VEGETABLE PRODUCTION;

MALAYSIA, CAMERON HIGHLANDS;

EID: 0030274284     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8809(96)01065-1     Document Type: Article

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