Historical perspectives

Dryland Agriculture

Volumn 23, Issue , 2015, Pages 27-38

  Dregne, Harold E ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Asia; Dryland agriculture; Europe; Major dryland crop; North America; Rainfall efficiency; South America

Indexed keywords

EID: 85102859019     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.2134/agronmonogr23.2ed.c2     Document Type: Chapter

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