No-till farming and the environment: Do no-till systems require more chemicals?

Outlooks on Pest Management

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 153-157

  Friedrich, Theodor ^a   Kassam, Amir ^b  

^a FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Conservation agriculture; Environmental footprint; No till; Sustainable intensification

Indexed keywords

EID: 84866062027     PISSN: 17431026     EISSN: 17431034     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1564/23aug02     Document Type: Article

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