An evaluation of agriculture, forestry and agroforestry practices in a moderately alkali soil in northwestern India

Agroforestry Systems

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 279-295

  Singh, G ^a   Singh, N T ^a   Dagar, J C ^a   Singh, H ^a   Sharma, V P ^a  

^a CENTRAL SOIL SALINITY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Acacia; Cost benefit ratio; Eucalyptus; Pigeonpea mustard rotation; Populus; Rice wheat rotation

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; AGROFORESTRY; COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FORESTRY; FORESTY PRODUCTION; LAND USE; PRODUCTIVITY; SUSTAINABILITY;

INDIA;

ACACIA; ACACIA NILOTICA; ALEXANDRIUM; AVENA; AVENA SATIVA; BRASSICA; BRASSICA JUNCEA; CAJAN; CAJANUS CAJAN; CURCUMA LONGA; EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS TERETICORNIS; JANUS; ORYZA SATIVA; PANICUM MAXIMUM; POPULUS; POPULUS BEROLINENSIS; POPULUS DELTOIDES; SORGHUM BICOLOR; TRIFOLIUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; VIGNA;

EID: 0030732853     PISSN: 01674366     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005873804862     Document Type: Article

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