Cropping systems of Central India: An energy and economic analysis

Journal of Sustainable Agriculture

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 117-140

  Mandal, K G ^a   Saha, K P ^b   Hati, K M ^a   Singh, V V ^b   Misra, A K ^a   Ghosh, P K ^a   Bandyopadhyay, K K ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SOIL SCIENCE   (India)

^b CENTRAL INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING   (India)

Author keywords

Central India; Cropping systems; Economics; Energy

Indexed keywords

CROPPING PRACTICE; FARMING SYSTEM;

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

CAJANUS CAJAN; CICER ARIETINUM; GLYCINE MAX; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 19744363891     PISSN: 10440046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J064v25n03_08     Document Type: Article

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