Conservation agriculture in Central Asia-What do we know and where do we go from here?

Field Crops Research

Volumn 132, Issue , 2012, Pages 95-105

  Kienzler, K M ^a   Lamers, J P A ^b   McDonald, A ^c   Mirzabaev, A ^a   Ibragimov, N ^d   Egamberdiev, O ^d   Ruzibaev, E ^d   Akramkhanov, A ^d  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^c International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center Nepal   (Nepal)

^d URGENCH STATE UNIVERSITY   (Uzbekistan)

Author keywords

Aral Sea Basin; Conventional tillage; Dryland ecosystems; Permanent raised beds; Sustainable agriculture; Water productivity; Zero tillage

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL INTENSIFICATION; AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; AGRONOMY; CROP RESIDUE; CROP YIELD; DECISION MAKING; DRYLAND FARMING; IRRIGATION; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; RAINFED AGRICULTURE; SOIL PROPERTY; SOIL SURFACE; SUSTAINABILITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WATER RESOURCE; ZERO TILLAGE;

ARAL SEA; CENTRAL ASIA;

EID: 84860471373     PISSN: 03784290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fcr.2011.12.008     Document Type: Article

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