Conservation agriculture in North America

Conservation Agriculture

Volumn , Issue , 2015, Pages 417-441

  Hansen, N C ^a   Tubbs, S ^b   Fernandez, F ^c   Green, S ^d   Hansen, N E ^e   Stevens, W B ^f  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^d ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY IDAHO   (United States)

^f AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cover crops; Cropping systems; Dryland agriculture; Great Plains; Watersheds

Indexed keywords

EID: 84944260635     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-11620-4_17     Document Type: Chapter

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