Methodological progress in on-farm regional agronomic diagnosis. A review

Agronomy for Sustainable Development

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 151-161

  Doré, Thierry ^a   Clermont Dauphin, Cathy ^b   Crozat, Yves ^c   David, Christophe ^d   Jeuffroy, Marie Hélène ^e   Loyce, Chantal ^a   Makowski, David ^e   Malézieux, Eric ^f   Meynard, Jean Marc ^g   Valantin Morison, Muriel ^e  

^a AGROPARISTECH   (France)

^b Thailand Land Development Department Bangkok   (Thailand)

^c ESA   (France)

^d ISARA Lyon   (France)

^e INRA Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique   (France)

^f CIRAD   (France)

^g CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Agronomic performance; Banana; Barley; Cropping system; Diagnosis; Indicator; Nematicide; On farm research; Soil; Yield gap analysis

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT; AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; AGRONOMY; ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURE; BARLEY; CLIMATE CONDITIONS; CROP YIELD; CROPPING PRACTICE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; FRUIT; METHODOLOGY; MONOCOTYLEDON; PESTICIDE; PLANTATION; PLOWING; SOIL STRUCTURE;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; WESTERN EUROPE;

HORDEUM;

EID: 40049097218     PISSN: 17740746     EISSN: 17730155     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/agro:2007031     Document Type: Review

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