Fertilizer best management practices: A perspective from the dryland West Asia-North Africa region

Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science

Volumn 198, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 57-67

  Ryan, J ^a   Sommer, R ^a   Ibrikci, H ^b  

^a INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH IN THE DRY AREAS ICARDA   (Syrian Arab Republic)

^b CUKUROVA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Dryland cropping; Fertilizer use; Rainfed agriculture

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; CROP PRODUCTION; CROP ROTATION; CROP YIELD; DRYLAND FARMING; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; LEACHING; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; NUTRIENT USE EFFICIENCY; RAINFED AGRICULTURE; SOIL TEST; VOLATILIZATION;

NORTH AFRICA; WEST ASIA;

EID: 84855454510     PISSN: 09312250     EISSN: 1439037X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-037X.2011.00488.x     Document Type: Review

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