Prospects for ecological intensification of Australian agriculture

European Journal of Agronomy

Volumn 44, Issue , 2013, Pages 109-123

  Hochman, Z ^a   Carberry, P S ^a   Robertson, M J ^a   Gaydon, D S ^a   Bell, L W ^a   McIntosh, P C ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Climate risk management; Crop livestock integration; Deficit irrigation; Nutrient use efficiency; Precision agriculture; Water use efficiency

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL INTENSIFICATION; AGRICULTURAL LAND; AGRONOMY; ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; FOOD PRODUCTION; GLOBAL WARMING; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; MIXED FARMING; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS; POPULATION GROWTH; PRECISION; PRECISION AGRICULTURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL QUALITY; SUSTAINABILITY; WATER QUALITY; WATER RESOURCE; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84867862219     PISSN: 11610301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eja.2011.11.003     Document Type: Article

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