Constructing an arable layer through Chisel Tillage and agropastoral systems in tropical Savanna soils of the Llanos of Colombia

Journal of Sustainable Agriculture

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 5-29

  Phiri, S ^a,b,c   Amezquita E ^c   Rao, I M ^c   Singh, B R ^b  

^a Misamfu Regional Research Centre   (Zambia)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^c INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR TROPICAL AGRICULTURE CIAT   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Acid soils; Crop rotations; Crop pasture systems; Soil P pools; Vertical tillage

Indexed keywords

ACID SOIL; CROP ROTATION; CROPPING PRACTICE; SOIL FERTILITY; TROPICAL SOIL;

COLOMBIA; SOUTH AMERICA;

GLYCINE MAX; JARAVA;

EID: 9144258365     PISSN: 10440046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J064v23n01_03     Document Type: Article

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