The effect of tillage practices on grain yield and water use efficiency

Catena

Volumn 100, Issue , 2013, Pages 128-138

  Berhe, F T ^a   Fanta, A ^b   Alamirew, T ^b   Melesse, A M ^c  

^a HAWASSA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^b HARAMAYA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^c FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

'Maresha'; Chisel plow; Disk plow; Grain yield; Tillage; Water use efficiency

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL SOIL; CROP YIELD; FURROW IRRIGATION; INFILTRATION; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; PHYTOMASS; POROSITY; RUNOFF; SOIL WATER; TILLAGE; WATER AVAILABILITY; WATER USE EFFICIENCY; YIELD RESPONSE;

DIRE DAWA; ETHIOPIA;

EID: 84866771103     PISSN: 03418162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.catena.2012.08.001     Document Type: Article

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