Farmers' assessment of soil quality in rice production systems

NJAS - Wageningen Journal of Life Sciences

Volumn 58, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 31-38

  Lima, A C R ^a   Hoogmoed, W B ^b   Brussaard, L ^b   Sacco Dos Anjos, F ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PELOTAS   (Brazil)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Brazil; Local soil knowledge; Soil quality indicators

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; CROP PRODUCTION; CROP YIELD; DECISION MAKING; EARTHWORM; LAND MANAGEMENT; PERCEPTION; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; RICE; SOIL COLOR; SOIL MANAGEMENT; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL QUALITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE;

BRAZIL; CAMAQUA; RIO GRANDE DO SUL;

BOS;

EID: 79957609071     PISSN: 15735214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.njas.2010.08.002     Document Type: Article

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