Application of system of rice intensification practices in the arid environment of the Timbuktu region in Mali

Paddy and Water Environment

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 137-144

  Styger, Erika ^a   Attaher, Malick Ag ^b   Guindo, Hamidou ^b   Ibrahim, Harouna ^c   Diaty, Mahamane ^c   Abba, Ibrahima ^c   Traore, Mohamed ^c  

^a Cornell University ^*  (United States)

^b Government's Regional Agricultural Service   (Mali)

^c Africare Timbuktu Food Security Initiative   (Mali)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARID ENVIRONMENTS; CEREAL PRODUCTION; CONTROL PLANTS; CROP PERFORMANCE; FERTILIZER USE; FOOD SECURITY; IN-LINE; IRRIGATION MANAGEMENT; IRRIGATION SCHEMES; LABOR REQUIREMENTS; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; MOTOR PUMPS; ORGANIC MATTER; PANICLE LENGTH; PRODUCTION COST; RICE FIELDS; SCALE-UP; SYSTEM OF RICE INTENSIFICATIONS; TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE; WATER SAVING; WETTING AND DRYING;

ARID REGIONS; ENGINES; FOOD SUPPLY; INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES; SEED;

IRRIGATION;

EID: 79952448996     PISSN: 16112490     EISSN: 16112504     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10333-010-0237-z     Document Type: Article

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