Coping with soil and climatic hazards during crop establishment in the semi-arid tropics

Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture

Volumn 36, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 971-983

  Abrecht, D G ^a   Bristow, K L ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FOOD WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

high temperature; mulch; seedbed configuration; soil strength; water deficit

Indexed keywords

CLIMATIC CONDITIONS; CROP ESTABLISHMENT; SEMI-ARID ENVIRONMENT;

AUSTRALIA, NORTHERN TERRITORY, KATHERINE;

POACEAE; SORGHAM BICOLOR; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0030301878     PISSN: 08161089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/EA9960971     Document Type: Conference Paper

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