Influence of tillage and nutrient sources on yield sustainability and soil quality under sorghum-mung bean system in rainfed semi-arid tropics

Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis

Volumn 40, Issue 15-16, 2009, Pages 2579-2602

  Sharma, K L ^a   Kusuma Grace, J ^a   Srinivas, K ^a   Venkateswarlu, B ^a   Korwar, G R ^a   Maruthi Sankar, G ^a   Mandal, Uttam Kumar ^a   Ramesh, V ^a   Hima Bindu, V ^a   Madhavi, M ^a   Gajbhiye, Pravin N ^a  

^a CENTRAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR DRYLAND AGRICULTURE   (India)

Author keywords

Alfisols; Conventional and reduced tillage; Crop yield sustainability; Farm based organics; Soil fertility; Soil quality indicators

Indexed keywords

ALFISOL; ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURE; CROP PRODUCTION; CROP YIELD; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; ORGANIC FARMING; SEMIARID REGION; SOIL FERTILITY; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL QUALITY; SORGHUM; TILLAGE;

ANDHRA PRADESH; ASIA; EURASIA; HYDERABAD; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA;

GLIRICIDIA; VIGNA RADIATA VAR. RADIATA;

EID: 70449720957     PISSN: 00103624     EISSN: 15322416     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00103620903113299     Document Type: Article

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