Crop productivity and economics during the transition to alternative cropping systems

Agronomy Journal

Volumn 99, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1538-1547

  Archer, David W ^a   Jaradat, Abdullah A ^a   Johnson, Jane M F ^a   Weyers, Sharon Lachnicht ^a   Gesch, Russ W ^a   Forcella, Frank ^a   Kludze, Hillarius K ^b  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRONOMY; BIODIVERSITY; COSTS; CULTIVATION; FERTILIZERS;

CROP DIVERSITY; CROP PRODUCTIVITY; CROPPING SYSTEMS; TILLAGE INTENSITY;

CROPS;

GLYCINE MAX; MEDICAGO SATIVA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 36448996594     PISSN: 00021962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/agronj2006.0364     Document Type: Article

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