Effect of different cropping options on plant-available water of surface-drained Vertisols in the Ethiopian highlands

Agricultural Water Management

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 111-120

  Astatke, Abiye ^a   Mohamed Saleem, M A ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL LIVESTOCK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Cropping options; Plant available water; Vertisol; Water use efficiency

Indexed keywords

CROPPING SYSTEM; PLANT AVAILABILITY; PRODUCTIVITY TRENDS; SOIL WATER; VERTISOL;

ETHIOPIA;

EID: 0032029844     PISSN: 03783774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-3774(98)00029-8     Document Type: Article

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