Sustainable yield index: An approach to evaluate the sustainability of long-term intensive cropping systems in India

Journal of Sustainable Agriculture

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 39-56

  Wanjari, R H ^a   Singh, M V ^a   Ghosh, P K ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SOIL SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

Fertilizer use; India; Intensive cropping system; Long term experiment; Sustainable yield index

Indexed keywords

CROP YIELD; CROPPING PRACTICE; FARMING SYSTEM; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; SOIL CARBON; SOIL FERTILITY;

ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA; WORLD;

ELEUSINE CORACANA; GLYCINE MAX; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 10444244123     PISSN: 10440046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J064v24n04_05     Document Type: Article

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