Spatial variability in crop response under contour hedgerow systems in the Andes region of Ecuador

Soil and Tillage Research

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 15-26

  Dercon, Gerd ^a,b,c,d   Deckers, Jozef ^a   Poesen, Jean ^a   Govers, Gerard ^a   Sánchez, Henrry ^b   Ramírez, Marco ^b   Vanegas, Raúl ^b   Tacuri, Eduardo ^b   Loaiza, George ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE CUENCA   (Ecuador)

^c INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE   (Nigeria)

^d Carolyn House ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Andes; Contour hedgerow systems; Crop response; Ecuador; Hedgerow grasses; Spatial variability

Indexed keywords

LAND RECLAMATION; PRODUCTIVITY; REGIONAL PLANNING; SOIL CONSERVATION; SOILS; TROPICAL ENGINEERING;

ANDES; CONTOUR HEDGEROW SYSTEMS; CROP RESPONSE; HEDGEROW GRASSES; SPATIAL VARIABILITY;

CROPS;

CROP YIELD; HEDGEROW; LAND MANAGEMENT; SPATIAL VARIATION;

ECUADOR; FARM CROPS; LAND RECLAMATION; PRODUCTIVITY; SOIL; TROPICS;

ECUADOR; SOUTH AMERICA;

LOLIUM; LOLIUM MULTIFLORUM; PENNISETUM CLANDESTINUM; PENNISETUM GLAUCUM; PHALARIS; PHALARIS AQUATICA; POACEAE; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 31044438592     PISSN: 01671987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.still.2005.01.017     Document Type: Article

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