Soil, water and crop management practices in the dryland farming regions of Turkey

American Journal of Alternative Agriculture

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 130-132

  Sefik Yesilsoy, M ^a   Ersahin, Sabit ^b,c  

^a CUKUROVA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b GAZIOSMANPASA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dryland agriculture; Water conservation; Wheat

Indexed keywords

AVES; MELEAGRIS GALLOPAVO; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; ARABLE FARMING; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DRYLAND FARMING; SOIL MANAGEMENT; WATER MANAGEMENT; WHEAT PRODUCTION;

TURKEY;

EID: 0031398013     PISSN: 08891893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0889189300007402     Document Type: Article

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