Cover crops in sustainable food production

Food Reviews International

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 121-157

  Lu, Yao Chi ^a   Watkins, K Bradley ^a   Teasdale, John R ^a   Abdul Baki, Aref A ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY; AGRICULTURE; COMMERCE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EROSION; FERTILIZERS; FRUITS; GRAIN (AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT); GROUNDWATER; MANURES; NITROGEN; NITROGEN FIXATION; PROFITABILITY; SOILS;

AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH; COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS; DEMONSTRATION SITES; NITROGEN REQUIREMENTS; SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURAL; SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURAL SYSTEM; SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE; WATER HOLDING CAPACITY;

CROPS;

GLYCINE MAX; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; NEMATODA; SECALE CEREALE; TRIFOLIUM; TRIFOLIUM INCARNATUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; VICIA; VICIA VILLOSA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0034394596     PISSN: 87559129     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/FRI-100100285     Document Type: Article

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