Alternative cropping systems to control soil erosion in the arid to semi-arid areas of Jordan

Arid Land Research and Management

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 16-28

  Sharaiha, Ramzi K ^a   Ziadat, Feras M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JORDAN   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Land degradation; Land equivalent ratio; NDVI; Sprinkler irrigation; Strip intercropping; Surface crust; Transitional Badia

Indexed keywords

CROPPING PRACTICE; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; EROSION CONTROL; INTERCROPPING; IRRIGATION; LAND DEGRADATION; NDVI; RUNOFF; SEMIARID REGION; SOIL EROSION; VEGETATION COVER;

HORDEUM; HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE; VICIA; VICIA SATIVA; VICIA SATIVA SUBSP. NIGRA;

EID: 37549049742     PISSN: 15324982     EISSN: 15324990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15324980701784266     Document Type: Article

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