Economic feasibility of proposed cropping patterns under different soil moisture regimes of pothwar plateau

International Journal of Agriculture and Biology

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 27-32

  Arif, Muhammad ^a   Malik, Muhammad Azim ^a  

^a PMAS ARID AGRICULTURE UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Cropping patterns; Economics; Pothwar; Rainfall zones; Soil moisture

Indexed keywords

ARACHIS HYPOGAEA; BRASSICA NAPUS; BRASSICA NAPUS VAR. NAPUS; HELIANTHUS; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 60749110106     PISSN: 15608530     EISSN: 18149596     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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