Development of tillage machinery for conservation agriculture in Bangladesh

AMA, Agricultural Mechanization in Asia, Africa and Latin America

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 58-64

  Roy, K C ^a   Haque, M E ^b   Justice, Scott ^c   Hossain, Israil ^d   Meisner, C A ^a  

^a BANGLADESH AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Bangladesh)

^b CIMMYT   (Bangladesh)

^c Wheat Research Centre ^*

^d Cornell Univ ^*  (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVERAGE YIELD; BANGLADESH; CONVENTIONAL METHODS; CONVENTIONAL SYSTEMS; MILD STEEL; NO TILLAGE; PLANTING COSTS; PLATING SYSTEMS; POWER TILLERS; SOIL COVER; SOIL EROSION; ZERO TILLAGE;

AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY; BALL BEARINGS; BIODIVERSITY; CARBON STEEL; COST REDUCTION; MARTENSITIC STAINLESS STEEL; SOIL CONSERVATION; SOILS; STEEL SHEET;

AGRICULTURE;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM; VIGNA RADIATA VAR. RADIATA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 73949154791     PISSN: 00845841     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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