Influence of simulated erosion on soil properties and maize yield in northwestern India

Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis

Volumn 29, Issue 17-18, 1998, Pages 2647-2658

  Sur, S ^a   Singh, R ^a   Malhi, S S ^b  

^a PUNJAB AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MAIZE; SOIL EROSION; SOIL PROPERTY; YIELD RESPONSE;

INDIA; KANDI AREA; PUNJAB;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0031663413     PISSN: 00103624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00103629809370140     Document Type: Article

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