A review of the changes in soil quality and profitability accomplished by sowing rotation crops after cotton in Australian Vertosols from 1970 to 2006

Australian Journal of Soil Research

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 173-190

  Hulugalle, N R ^a   Scott, F ^a  

^a Australian Cotton Research Institute   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COTTON; CROPS; CULTIVATION; PROFITABILITY;

MANAGEMENT PRACTICES; PRODUCTIVE LANDS; SOIL QUALITY; SOIL RESOURCES;

SOIL CONSERVATION;

AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; COTTON; CROP ROTATION; CROP YIELD; FERTILITY; IRRIGATION; LEGUME; MODELING; PRICE DETERMINATION; PROFITABILITY; SOIL FERTILITY; SOIL QUALITY; SOIL STRUCTURE; SOWING; WHEAT;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

FORMICIDAE; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; VICIA; VICIA FABA; VICIA VILLOSA;

EID: 41049091056     PISSN: 00049573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/SR07077     Document Type: Review

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