Ridge-furrow-ridge rainwater harvesting system with mulches and supplemental irrigation

HortScience

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 108-112

  Gosar, Borut ^a   Baričevič, Dea ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Agricultural vacuum tanker; Furrow irrigation; Mulch; Plastics; Soil moisture; Weed control

Indexed keywords

ECHINACEA (ASTERACEAE); ECHINACEA PURPUREA;

EID: 78951485148     PISSN: 00185345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/hortsci.46.1.108     Document Type: Article

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