Cropping systems effects on soil quality in semi-arid tropics

Journal of Sustainable Agriculture

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 7-38

  Subbian, P ^a   Lal, R ^a   Subramanian, K S ^b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chemical fertilizers; Crop rotations; Cropping systems; Organic carbon; Organic manures; Soil quality; Soil structure; Soil texture; Sustainable agriculture; Tillage practices

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN POPULATION; NATURAL RESOURCES; POPULATION GROWTH; SOIL QUALITY; TROPICS;

FERTILIZER APPLICATION; ORGANIC MATTER; SEMIARID REGION; SOIL MANAGEMENT; TROPICAL SOIL;

EID: 0033780027     PISSN: 10440046     EISSN: 15407578     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J064v16n03_03     Document Type: Article

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