Cropping systems: The role of continuous cropping, crop rotation, leguminous crops and catch crop in Mediterranean conditions

Crop Rotation

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 141-171

  Francesco, Montemurro ^a   Michele, Maiorana ^b   Grazia, Convertini ^b   Francesco, Fornaro ^b  

^a Research Unit for the Study of Cropping Systems   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DELLA NUTRIZIONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Catch crop; Chemical soil characteristics; Continuous cropping; Crops rotation; Mediterranean crops; Quality and N utilization; Yield

Indexed keywords

EID: 84892054856     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: None     Document Type: Chapter

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