Intensification of agriculture on vertisols to minimize land degradation in parts of the Ethiopian Highlands

Land Degradation and Development

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 57-67

  El Wakeel, A ^a   Astatke, A ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL LIVESTOCK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Degradation; Ethiopian Highlands; Land use; Nutrient imbalance; Vertisols

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL INTENSIFICATION; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; LAND DEGRADATION; LAND MANAGEMENT; MOUNTAIN REGION; TILLAGE PRACTICES; VERTISOL;

ETHIOPIA, HIGHLANDS;

EID: 0030476323     PISSN: 10853278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-145X(199603)7:1<57::AID-LDR216>3.0.CO;2-C     Document Type: Article

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