Crop diversification, crop and energy productivity under raised and sunken beds: Results from a seven-year study in a high rainfall organic production system

Biological Agriculture and Horticulture

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 73-87

  Das, A ^a   Patel, D P ^b   Ramkrushna, G I ^a   Munda, G C ^a   Ngachan, S V ^a   Kumar, M ^a   Buragohain, J ^a   Naropongla, ^a  

^a ICAR RESEARCH COMPLEX FOR NEH REGION   (India)

^b ICAR NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ABIOTIC STRESS MANAGEMENT   (India)

Author keywords

cropping sequence; hill farming; land configuration; organic farming

Indexed keywords

CROP PRODUCTION; EMPLOYMENT; FRUIT; HILL FARMING; INCOME; LEGUME; ORGANIC FARMING; PRODUCTIVITY; RAINFALL; RICE; SOIL CHEMISTRY; VEGETABLE;

INDIA; MEGHALAYA;

ABELMOSCHUS; DAUCUS CAROTA; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; PHASEOLUS VULGARIS; PISUM SATIVUM; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 84899452298     PISSN: 01448765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01448765.2013.854709     Document Type: Article

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