Cropping sequence and tillage system influences annual crop production and water use in semiarid Montana, USA

Field Crops Research

Volumn 100, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 32-43

  Lenssen, A W ^a   Johnson, G D ^b   Carlson, G R ^c  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Crop rotation; Cropping systems; Northern Great Plains; Semiarid; Water use efficiency

Indexed keywords

CROPPING SYSTEMS; NORTHERN GREAT PLAINS; SEMIARID; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

CROPS; DROUGHT; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); SOILS; WATER CONSERVATION;

CULTIVATION;

CROP PRODUCTION; CROP ROTATION; CROP YIELD; FALLOW; SEMIARID REGION; SUMMER; TILLAGE; WATER AVAILABILITY; WATER USE; WHEAT;

CROP ROTATION; CULTIVATION; DROUGHT; FARM CROPS; PRECIPITATION; WATER MANAGEMENT;

GREAT PLAINS; MONTANA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

BRASSICA; CARTHAMUS TINCTORIUS; CICER ARIETINUM; HELIANTHUS; LENS CULINARIS; PISUM SATIVUM; SINAPIS ALBA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 33749603954     PISSN: 03784290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fcr.2006.05.004     Document Type: Article

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