Wheat farming in Syria: An approach to economic transformation and sustainability

Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 30-34

  Pala, M ^a   Ryan, J ^a   Mazid, A ^a   Abdallah, O ^b   Nachit, M ^b  

^a INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH IN THE DRY AREAS ICARDA   (Syrian Arab Republic)

^b INTERNATIONAL MAIZE AND WHEAT IMPROVEMENT CENTER CIMMYT   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Rainfed and irrigated cropping; Syrian agriculture; Wheat production technology

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH; CROP PRODUCTION; CROPPING PRACTICE; IRRIGATION; WHEAT;

ASIA; EURASIA; MIDDLE EAST; SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 1942539090     PISSN: 17421705     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/RAFS200056     Document Type: Article

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