Conservation agriculture in Punjab - Economie implications of technologies and practices

Indian Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 413-427

  Sidhu, R S ^a   Vatta, Kamal ^b   Dhaliwal, H S ^c  

^a Department of Molecular Biology and Genetic Engineering   (India)

^b Department of Economics and Sociology ^*  (India)

^c PUNJAB AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS; AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY; ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURE; CROP PRODUCTION; CROPPING PRACTICE; INTENSIVE AGRICULTURE; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; PADDY FIELD; RICE;

INDIA; PUNJAB [INDIA];

EID: 78649536480     PISSN: 00195014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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