Effectiveness of sand mulch in soil and water conservation in an arid region, Lanzarote, Canary Islands, Spain

Journal of Soil and Water Conservation

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 63-67

  Jimenez C C ^a   Tejedor, M ^a   Diaz F ^b   Rodriguez C M ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LA LAGUNA   (Spain)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Arid soils; Canary Islands; Dry farming; Mulching; Soil moisture regime; Water conservation

Indexed keywords

ARID REGION; DRYLAND FARMING; MULCHING; SOIL MANAGEMENT; WATER MANAGEMENT;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CANARY ISLANDS; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; MACARONESIA; OCEANIC REGIONS; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN; WORLD;

CITRULLUS LANATUS VAR. LANATUS; CUCUMIS; IPOMOEA BATATAS; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 13744250447     PISSN: 00224561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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