Agricultural accomplishments and impending concerns

Soil Science

Volumn 165, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 13-30

  Wienhold, Brian J ^a   Power, James F ^a   Doran, John W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Agricultural research; Environmental quality; History of soil science; Soil health; Sustainable agriculture

Indexed keywords

HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE; SOIL EROSION; SOIL MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0033984153     PISSN: 0038075X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00010694-200001000-00004     Document Type: Article

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