Editorial: Overview and comparison of conservation tillage practices and organic farming in Europe and North America

Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 2-6

  Carr, Patrick M ^a   Mäder, Paul ^b   Creamer, Nancy G ^c   Beeby, John S ^d  

^a NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF ORGANIC AGRICULTURE FIBL   (Switzerland)

^c NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION TILLAGE; CROPPING PRACTICE; ORGANIC FARMING;

EUROPE; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 84856977589     PISSN: 17421705     EISSN: 17421713     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1742170511000536     Document Type: Review

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