Soil fertility advantages of submerged rice cropping systems

Journal of Sustainable Agriculture

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 5-23

  Sahrawat, K L ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL CROPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR THE SEMI ARID TROPICS ICRISAT   (India)

Author keywords

Aerobic rice and sustainability; Amelioration of chemical fertility; Lowland rice sustainability; Organic matter accumulation; Poorly drained soils; Soil submergence and nutrient availability

Indexed keywords

EID: 67649935339     PISSN: 10440046     EISSN: 15407578     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J064v31n03_03     Document Type: Article

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