Why is China's Blue Revolution so "Blue"? the determinants of conservation tillage in China

Journal of Soil and Water Conservation

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 113-129

  Wang, J ^a   Huang, J ^a   Zhang, L ^a   Rozelle, S ^b,c   Farnsworth, H F ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Adoption; China; Conservation tillage; Determinants

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY; BIOMASS BURNING; CONSERVATION TILLAGE; CROP DAMAGE; CROP IMPROVEMENT; ECONOMETRICS; FIELD SURVEY; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT;

CHINA;

EID: 77951269669     PISSN: 00224561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2489/jswc.65.2.113     Document Type: Article

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