Integrated soil management in eroded land augments the crop yield and water-use efficiency

Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica Section B: Soil and Plant Science

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 274-282

  Shaheen, Aqila ^a   Naeem, Muhammad Azhar ^a   Jilani, Ghulam ^a   Shafiq, Muhammad ^b  

^a PMAS ARID AGRICULTURE UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^b NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Deep tillage; Erosion; Fertility; Maize wheat; Nutrient uptake

Indexed keywords

TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 77949530421     PISSN: 09064710     EISSN: 16511913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09064710902960259     Document Type: Article

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