Upland rice production under conservation agriculture cropping systems in cold conditions of tropical highlands

Field Crops Research

Volumn 138, Issue , 2012, Pages 33-41

  Dusserre, Julie ^a   Chopart, Jean Louis ^a   Douzet, Jean Marie ^a   Rakotoarisoa, Jacqueline ^b   Scopel, Eric ^a  

^a CIRAD   (France)

^b FOFIFA   (Madagascar)

Author keywords

Madagascar; Nitrogen uptake; No tillage; Root length density; Upland rice; Yield components

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; COLD REGION; CROP YIELD; FORAGE; HILL FARMING; INTERCROPPING; MAIZE; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; PADDY FARMING; ROOT SYSTEM; SOIL FAUNA; SOIL FERTILITY; SOWING; SOYBEAN; TROPICAL REGION; UPLAND REGION; YIELD RESPONSE; ZERO TILLAGE;

MADAGASCAR;

BRACHIARIA; GLYCINE MAX; HEXAPODA; UROCHLOA BRIZANTHA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84867748389     PISSN: 03784290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fcr.2012.09.011     Document Type: Article

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