Effects of conservation tillage on soil moisture and crop yield in a phased rotation system with spring wheat and field pea in dryland

Acta Ecologica Sinica

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 1176-1185

  Huang, Gao Bao ^a   Guo, Qing Yi ^a   Zhang, Ren Zhi ^a   Pang, Lei ^a   Li, Guangdi ^b   Chan, Kwong Yin ^b   Yu, Ai Zhong ^a  

^a GANSU AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NSW DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Conservation tillage; Dryland; Field pea; Soil moisture; Spring wheat; Water use efficiency

Indexed keywords

PISUM SATIVUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 33646401087     PISSN: 10000933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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