The sustainability of arid agriculture: Trends and challenges

Annals of Arid Zone

Volumn 45, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 227-257

  Ben Gal, Alon ^a   Tal, Alon ^b   Tel Zur, Noemi ^b  

^a VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

^b BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Arid lands; Crop development; Irrigation; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

EID: 38549083069     PISSN: 05701791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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