Analysis of the sustainability within the composite swidden agroecosystem in northern Vietnam. 1. Partial nutrient balances and recovery times of upland fields

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 128, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 37-51

  Dung, Nguyen Van ^a   Vien, Tran Duc ^a   Lam, Nguyen Thanh ^a   Tuong, Tran Manh ^a   Cadisch, Georg ^b  

^a VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Viet Nam)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Deposition; Erosion; Nutrient losses; Run off; Shifting cultivation; Slash and burn; Vietnam

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEM; COMPOSITE; CROP ROTATION; FALLOW; NUTRIENT BUDGET; NUTRIENT LOSS; PADDY FIELD; RICE; RUNOFF; SHIFTING CULTIVATION; SOIL EROSION; SUSTAINABILITY; UPLAND REGION;

ASIA; EURASIA; SOUTHEAST ASIA; VIET NAM;

MANIHOT ESCULENTA; ORYZA SATIVA;

EID: 46449097987     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2008.05.004     Document Type: Article

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