How can we improve Mediterranean cropping systems?

Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science

Volumn 200, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 325-332

  Benlhabib, O ^a   Yazar, A ^b   Qadir, M ^c,d   Lourenco E ^e   Jacobsen, S E ^f  

^a INSTITUT AGRONOMIQUE ET VÉTÉRINAIRE HASSAN II   (Morocco)

^b CUKUROVA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH IN THE DRY AREAS ICARDA   (Syrian Arab Republic)

^d United Nations University   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ÉVORA   (Portugal)

^f UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Abiotic stresses; Crop residues; Crop rotation; Supplementary irrigation; Sustainable land management

Indexed keywords

EID: 84906836006     PISSN: 09312250     EISSN: 1439037X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jac.12066     Document Type: Article

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