Soil management in the developing countries

Soil Science

Volumn 165, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 57-72

  Lal, R ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Food security; Greenhouse effect; Soil degradation; Soil erosion; Soil quality; Soil salinity; Tropical ecosystems

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING WORLD; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; SOIL MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0033977887     PISSN: 0038075X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00010694-200001000-00008     Document Type: Article

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