Low input tillage/cropping systems for limited resource areas

Soil and Tillage Research

Volumn 61, Issue 1-2, 2001, Pages 109-123

  So, H B ^a   Kirchhof, G ^b   Bakker, R ^c   Smith, G D ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b NSW AGRICULTURE   (Australia)

^c INTERNATIONAL RICE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Philippines)

^d Department of Natural Resources ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Agroforestry; Cropping systems; Hedgerow cropping; Limited resource area; Low input cropping system; Tillage; Zonal tillage

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY; CROPPING PRACTICE; DEVELOPING WORLD; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; SUBSISTENCE AGRICULTURE; TILLAGE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0034938164     PISSN: 01671987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-1987(01)00182-9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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