Conservation tillage and input use

Environmental Geology

Volumn 29, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 188-201

  Uri, N D ^a  

^a ECONOMIC RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Agricultural production; Conservation tillage; Pesticide use; Tillage systems

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION TILLAGE; CROP RESIDUE; FERTILIZER; PESTICIDE; ZERO TILLAGE;

EID: 0030619768     PISSN: 09430105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002540050117     Document Type: Article

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