Cropping systems: Effects on soil quality indicators and yield of pearl millet in an arid region

American Journal of Alternative Agriculture

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 178-184

  Kumar, Praveen ^a   Aggarwal, R K ^a   Power, James F ^b  

^a CENTRAL ARID ZONE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Cluster bean; Microbial activity; Mung bean; N use efficiency; Rainfed crops; Rotations; Soil fertility; Soil organic N fractions

Indexed keywords

CYAMOPSIS TETRAGONOLOBA; PENNISETUM GLAUCUM; PHASEOLUS (ANGIOSPERM); VIGNA RADIATA VAR. RADIATA;

ARID REGION; CROP YIELD; CROPPING SYSTEM; SOIL QUALITY;

EID: 0031394798     PISSN: 08891893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0889189300007530     Document Type: Article

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