Advances in the Design of Resource-Efficient Cropping Systems

Journal of Crop Production

Volumn 8, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 15-32

  Francis, Charles A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Corn soybean systems; Crop rotations; Crop animal integration; Holistic resource management; Intercropping; Natural systems agriculture; Nutrient cycling; Perennial polyculture; Rural landscapes; Woody buffers

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; GLYCINE MAX; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0242574999     PISSN: 1092678X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J144v08n01_02     Document Type: Review

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