Evolution and future direction of intensified agriculture in the central mid-hills of Nepal

International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 537-550

  Raut, Nani ^a   Sitaula, Bishal K ^a   Aune, Jens B ^a   Bajracharya, Roshan M ^b  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^b KATHMANDU UNIVERSITY   (Nepal)

Author keywords

Agricultural intensification; DAP; FYM; N2O; Potash; Urea

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL INTENSIFICATION; CROPPING PRACTICE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FARMERS ATTITUDE; FARMING SYSTEM; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; IRRIGATION; LANDHOLDING; MAIZE; MANURE; MILLET; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION; PHOSPHATE; POTASH; POTATO; RICE; SOIL EMISSION; SUBSISTENCE; SUGAR CANE; TOBACCO; UREA;

NEPAL;

NICOTIANA TABACUM; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84865971800     PISSN: 14735903     EISSN: 1747762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14735903.2011.609648     Document Type: Article

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