Cropping intensity and rainfall effects on upland rice yields in northern Laos

Plant and Soil

Volumn 284, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 175-185

  Saito, K ^a,e   Linquist, B ^b   Keobualapha, B ^c   Phanthaboon, K ^d   Shiraiwa, T ^a   Horie, T ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Provincial Agriculture and Forestry Office   (Laos)

^d Northern Regional Agriculture and Forestry Research Center   (Laos)

^e AFRICA RICE CENTER AFRICARICE   (Benin)

Author keywords

Cropping intensity; Laos; Nitrogen; Rainfall; Root aphids; Slash and burn; Upland rice

Indexed keywords

CROPPING PRACTICE; CULTIVATION; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; INSECT; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; PADDY FIELD; POPULATION DENSITY; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SHIFTING CULTIVATION; SOIL FERTILITY; STATE ROLE; SUSTAINABILITY; UPLAND REGION; WEED;

ASIA; EURASIA; LAOS; LUANG PRABANG; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

APHIDIDAE; INSECTA; MELOIDOGYNE GRAMINICOLA; NEMATODA; TETRANEURA NIGRIABDOMINALIS;

EID: 33746445909     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11104-006-0049-5     Document Type: Article

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