Management systems in climate regions of the world-Australia

Dryland Agriculture

Volumn 23, Issue , 2015, Pages 837-878

  Freebairn, David ^a   Cornish, Peter S ^b   Anderson, Wal K ^c   Walker, Steve R ^d   Robinson, J Brett ^a   Beswick, Alan R ^e  

^a Mines and Water ^*  (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^d DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES   (Australia)

^e NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Climate pattern; Conservation tillage practice; Dryland cropping; Economic sustainability; Soil erosion; Temperature distribution; Weed management; Winter rainfall areas

Indexed keywords

EID: 85102874653     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.2134/agronmonogr23.2ed.c20     Document Type: Chapter

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