Influence of slope and stone cover on tillage operations in the Ethiopian highlands

Soil and Tillage Research

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 289-300

  Goe, M R ^a  

^a Jonas Furrerstrasse 45   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Animal traction; Ethiopia; Plow; Slope; Stone cover; Tillage system

Indexed keywords

SLOPE; TILLAGE;

EID: 0033580047     PISSN: 01671987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-1987(98)00183-4     Document Type: Article

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