Sustainable Dryland Smallholder Farming in Sub-Saharan Africa

Annals of Arid Zone

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 93-135

  Twomlow, Steve ^a   Riches, Charlie ^b   O'Neill, Dave ^a   Brookes, Phil ^c   Ellis Jones, Jim ^a  

^a SILSOE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH   (United Kingdom)

^c ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Conservation tillage; Crop yields; Farmer resources; Soil and water management; Soil fertility; Sustainable agriculture; Weed management

Indexed keywords

ALBURNUS ALBURNUS;

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DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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