Land forming and tillage effects on soil properties and productivity of rainfed groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.)-rapeseed (Brassica campestris L.) cropping system in northeastern India

Soil and Tillage Research

Volumn 142, Issue , 2014, Pages 15-24

  Kuotsu, Kevizhalhou ^a,b   Das, Anup ^b,c   Lal, R ^c   Munda, G C ^b   Ghosh, P K ^d   Ngachan, S V ^b  

^a College of Post Graduate Studies ^*  (India)

^b ICAR RESEARCH COMPLEX FOR NEH REGION   (India)

^c OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d INDIAN GRASSLAND AND FODDER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Conservation agriculture; Green water; Hill ecosystem; Land configuration; Soil organic carbon; Soil quality

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY; CULTIVATION; FORESTRY; OILSEEDS; SOIL CONSERVATION; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL TESTING;

CONSERVATION AGRICULTURES; GREEN WATER; LAND CONFIGURATIONS; SOIL ORGANIC CARBON; SOIL QUALITY;

WOODEN FENCES;

CONSERVATION TILLAGE; CROP PRODUCTION; CROPPING PRACTICE; DICOTYLEDON; GROUNDNUT; HILL FARMING; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; INFILTRATION; LAND MANAGEMENT; ORGANIC CARBON; PHOSPHORUS; PLOWING; RAINFED AGRICULTURE; SOIL CARBON; SOIL EROSION; SOIL FERTILITY; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL QUALITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

INDIA;

EID: 84901207609     PISSN: 01671987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.still.2014.04.008     Document Type: Article

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