Managing yield decline in sugarcane cropping systems

International Sugar Journal

Volumn 107, Issue 1273 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 16-26

  Garside, A L ^a   Bell, M J ^b   Robotham, B G ^a,d   Magarey, R C ^a,d   Stirling, G R ^c  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES   (Australia)

^c Biological Crop Protection   (Australia)

^d BSES LIMITED   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MONOCULTURE; SUGARCANE CROPPING; TILLAGE; YIELD DECLINE;

DEGRADATION; MACHINERY; PATHOLOGY; RESEARCH; SOILS; SUGAR (SUCROSE);

CROPS;

DEGRADATION; MACHINERY; ORGANIC MATTER; PATHOLOGY; RESEARCH; SOIL; SUGAR CANE;

SACCHARUM HYBRID CULTIVAR;

EID: 12944291027     PISSN: 00208841     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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