The influence of conservation tillage methods on soil water regimes in semi-arid southern Zimbabwe

Physics and Chemistry of the Earth

Volumn 33, Issue 8-13, 2008, Pages 762-767

  Mupangwa, W ^a,b   Twomlow, S ^a   Walker, S ^b  

^a Matopos Research Station Bulawayo   (Zimbabwe)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Double ploughing; Planting basins; Ripping; Soil water

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY; ARID REGIONS; CONSERVATION; CROPS; FARMS; RESERVOIRS (WATER); RUNOFF; SOIL CONSERVATION; SOIL MOISTURE; SOILS; UNDERWATER SOILS; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER CONTENT;

CONSERVATION TILLAGE; DOUBLE PLOUGHING; LOAMY SAND; PLANTING BASINS; RAINFALL EVENTS; RIPPING; RUNOFF WATER; SEMI-ARID; SEMI-ARID AREAS; SMALLHOLDER FARMERS; SOIL TYPES; SOIL WATER; SOIL WATER CONTENT; TILLAGE PRACTICES; WATER LOSSES; ZIMBABWE;

AGRICULTURE;

BASIN; CONSERVATION TILLAGE; PLOWING; RAINWATER; RUNOFF; SEMIARID REGION; SMALLHOLDER; SOIL TYPE; SOIL WATER; WATER CONTENT;

AFRICA; GWANDA; INSIZA; MATABELELAND SOUTH; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; ZIMBABWE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 48949101160     PISSN: 14747065     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pce.2008.06.049     Document Type: Article

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