Traditional farming system for soil conservation on slope farmland in southwestern China

Soil and Tillage Research

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 193-200

  He, Xiubin ^a   Xu, Yibei ^a   Zhang, Xinbao ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MOUNTAIN HAZARDS AND ENVIRONMENT   (China)

Author keywords

137Cs; Purple soil; Soil conservation efficiency; Southwestern China; Traditional farming system

Indexed keywords

CULTIVATION; SOIL CONSERVATION; SOIL SURVEYS;

FARMLAND; PURPLE SOIL; SOIL CONSERVATION EFFICIENCY; SOIL CORE SAMPLING; SOIL LOSS;

AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY;

AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEM; AGRICULTURAL LAND; AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; FARMING SYSTEM; SLOPE FARMING; SOIL CONSERVATION; TRADITIONAL AGRICULTURE;

MACHINERY; SOIL; SOIL EROSION;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; SICHUAN;

EID: 33847619290     PISSN: 01671987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.still.2006.07.017     Document Type: Article

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