Sustainability of commercial vegetable production under fallow systems in the uplands of Mindanao, the Philippines

Mountain Research and Development

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 41-50

  Poudel, D D ^a   Nissen, T M ^b   Midmore, D J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c AVRDC THE WORLD VEGETABLE CENTER   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROP PRODUCTION; FALLOW; SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE; VEGETABLE;

PHILIPPINES;

EID: 0032975608     PISSN: 02764741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3674112     Document Type: Article

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