A soil and terrain digital database (SOTER) for improved land use planning in Central Benin

European Journal of Agronomy

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 41-52

  Igué, Attanda Mouinou ^a   Gaiser, Thomas ^b   Stahr, Karl ^b  

^a INSTITUT NATIONAL DES RECHERCHES AGRICOLES DU BÉNIN   (Benin)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Benin; Land suitability classification; Soil and climate variability; Soil data base

Indexed keywords

DATABASE; LAND USE PLANNING; SOIL DEGRADATION; SOIL PROPERTY; TERRAIN;

AFRICA; BENIN [WEST AFRICA]; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

APOGON BRACHYGRAMMUS; ARACHIS HYPOGAEA; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; MANIHOT ESCULENTA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 2342533186     PISSN: 11610301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1161-0301(03)00062-5     Document Type: Article

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