Tephra-mulched soils irrigated with reclaimed urban wastewater in former dry-farming systems of Lanzarote (Spain)

Catena

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 108-113

  Tejedor, M ^a   Jimenez C ^a   Hernandez Moreno J M ^a   Diaz F ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LA LAGUNA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Arenados; Lanzarote; Sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas); Tephra mulch; Traditional agrosystems; Urban reclaimed waters

Indexed keywords

ARIDITY; BORON; CROP YIELD; DESERTIFICATION; DRYLAND FARMING; EFFLUENT; IRRIGATION; ISLAND; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; MULCH; RAINFED AGRICULTURE; ROOT VEGETABLE; SODICITY; SOIL CHEMISTRY; SOIL CONSERVATION; SOIL DEGRADATION; SUSTAINABILITY; TEPHRA; TRADITIONAL AGRICULTURE; VOLCANIC ERUPTION; WASTEWATER; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER STRESS;

CANARY ISLANDS; LANZAROTE; LAS PALMAS; SPAIN;

IPOMOEA BATATAS;

EID: 78651234032     PISSN: 03418162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.catena.2010.10.005     Document Type: Article

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