No-tillage increases profit in a limited irrigation-dryland system

Journal of Production Agriculture

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 247-252

  Wiese, Allen F ^a   Marek, Thomas ^a   Harman, Wyatte L ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

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SORGHUM BICOLOR; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 0031840133     PISSN: 08908524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jpa1998.0247     Document Type: Article

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