Transforming subsistence cropping in Asia

Plant Production Science

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 275-287

  Rerkasem, Benjavan ^a  

^a CHIANG MAI UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Crop diversification; Flower; Fruit; Intensification of cropping systems; Vegetable

Indexed keywords

EID: 25844474114     PISSN: 1343943X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1626/pps.8.275     Document Type: Review

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