Dryland agriculture: Long neglected but of worldwide importance

Challenges and Strategies of Dryland Agriculture

Volumn , Issue , 2015, Pages 11-23

  Stewart, Bobby A ^a   Koohafkan, Parviz ^b  

^a WEST TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS   (Italy)

Author keywords

Conservation agriculture; Crop production; Dryland agriculture; Dust Bowl era; Semi arid lands; Soil degradation; Sustainable agriculture

Indexed keywords

EID: 85102874838     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.2135/cssaspecpub32.c2     Document Type: Chapter

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