Dryland farming in Southern Africa

Dryland Agriculture

Volumn 23, Issue , 2015, Pages 769-836

  Twomlow, Stephen J ^a   Steyn, J Tom ^b   Du Preez, Chris C ^c  

^a International Crops Research Institute for the Semi Arid Tropics   (Zimbabwe)

^b ARC Small Grain Institute   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Agricultural climate; Cropping practices; Dryland farming; Economic weeds; Insect pests; Southern Africa; Tropical soils

Indexed keywords

EID: 85102877437     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.2134/agronmonogr23.2ed.c19     Document Type: Chapter

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