Water conservation and economic impacts when integrating irrigation with no-tillage

Journal of Soil and Water Conservation

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 341-347

  Harman, W L ^a   Regier, G C ^b   Wiese, A F ^c   Lansford, V D ^a  

^a BLACKLAND RESEARCH AND EXTENSION CENTER   (United States)

^b Texas A and M Research and Extension Center ^*

^c Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Corn; Economics; No tillage; Sorghum; Texas High Plains; Water conservation

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC IMPACT; IRRIGATION; TILLAGE; WATER MANAGEMENT;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032248769     PISSN: 00224561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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