Soil quality indices and relative production efficiency for maize and wheat crops in agroclimates of Northwest India

Soil Science

Volumn 175, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 44-49

  Sharma, Anil ^a   Arora, Sanjay ^b  

^a SHER E KASHMIR UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY OF KASHMIR   (India)

^b SHER E KASHMIR UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY OF JAMMU   (India)

Author keywords

Climate; Maize; Rainfall; Soil quality; Subtropical; Wheat

Indexed keywords

CEREAL; CLIMATE CHANGE; CROP PRODUCTION; DECISION MAKING; GROWTH RATE; INDEX METHOD; LAND USE; RAINFALL; SOIL QUALITY; SOIL TYPE; SUBTROPICAL REGION;

INDIA;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 75649141252     PISSN: 0038075X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SS.0b013e3181cb478a     Document Type: Article

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