Comparison between land suitability and actual crop distribution in an irrigation district of the Ebro valley (Spain)

Spanish Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 700-713

  Martinez Casasnovas J A ^a   Klaasse, A ^b   Nogues J ^c   Ramos, M C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LLEIDA   (Spain)

^b WaterWatch   (Netherlands)

^c CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN Y TECNOLOGÍA AGROALIMENTARIA DE ARAGÓN CITA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biophysical land suitability; Crop rotation; Land evaluation

Indexed keywords

HELIANTHUS; MEDICAGO SATIVA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 57649238241     PISSN: 1695971X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5424/sjar/2008064-363     Document Type: Article

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