Water use patterns and agronomic performance for some cropping systems with and without fallow crops in a semi-arid environment of northwest China

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 79, Issue 2-3, 2000, Pages 129-142

  Fengrui, Li ^a   Songling, Zhao ^a   Geballe, G T ^b  

^a LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Yale School of the Environment   (United States)

Author keywords

Agronomic performance; Fallow crop; NW China; Rotation system; Soil conservation requirement; Water use patterns; Wheat monoculture

Indexed keywords

CROP PRODUCTION; FALLOW; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; SEMIARID REGION; WATER USE;

CHINA;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 0034090165     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8809(99)00149-8     Document Type: Article

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