Agroecological practices for sustainable agriculture. A review

Agronomy for Sustainable Development

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 1-20

  Wezel, Alexander ^a   Casagrande, Marion ^a   Celette, Florian ^a   Vian, Jean François ^a   Ferrer, Aurélie ^a   Peigné, Joséphine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

Author keywords

Agroecology; Diversification of cropping system; Efficiency increase; Substitution; Systems redesign

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL DIVERSIFICATION; AGROECOLOGY; AGROFORESTRY; ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURE; CULTIVAR; DIRECT DRILLING; DRIP IRRIGATION; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; FOOD PRODUCTION; PEST CONTROL; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 84895823375     PISSN: 17740746     EISSN: 17730155     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13593-013-0180-7     Document Type: Review

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