The Economic and Environmental Revolution in Semi-arid Cropping in North America

Annals of Arid Zone

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 347-361

  Smith, Elwin G ^a   Young, Douglas L ^b  

^a LETHBRIDGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cropping systems; Economic; No till; North American agriculture; Semi arid; Summer fallow

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034586869     PISSN: 05701791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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