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The reduced N fertilization rate and N supplied by pea (Pisum sativum L.) residue may sustain subsequent spring wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) growth, yield, and quality.
Upendra M. Sainju, Gautam P. Pradhan
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AN ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF FARM FORESTRY AS A MEANS OF CONTROLLING SOIL SALINISATION [PDF]
Dryland salinity emergence is an important land degradation problem in Australia. Large areas of agricultural land where conventional crops and pastures are produced are at risk. The salinisation problem can be controlled by planting trees in conjunction
Cacho, Oscar J. +2 more
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Large-Scale Dryland Cropping Systems
A. Schlegel, L. Haag, A. Burnett
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Tropical and Subtropical Maize in Asia: Production Systems, Constraints, and Research Priorities [PDF]
This book examines future technological and policy prospects for the sustainable intensification of rainfed upland maize production in Asia, and derives R&D priorities for specific maize production environments and markets. Village-level and farmer-group
Gerpacio, Roberta V., Pingali, Prabhu L.
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Phosphorus Management on ‘Extensive' Organic Farms with Infertile Soils [PDF]
Two case-study farms with negative P balances maintained acceptable productivity without fertilisers, apparently by ‘mining’ ‘available’ P reserves in surface and subsoil.
Cornish, P. S.
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Dryland Salinity: Spatial Impacts and Farmers' Options [PDF]
The salinisation of farmland in Australia is a major natural resource management problem. Over the next 20 years a further 1.1 million hectares of broadacre farmland is predicted to become salt-affected.
Kingwell, Ross S.
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Soil health assessments within managed agroecosystems help to further understand conservation practice efficacy when management practices are altered. In this study, soil health was quantified via the Soil Management Assessment Framework (SMAF) and the ...
Xucheng Hu +6 more
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THE ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE OF CROP ROTATION SYSTEMS: EVIDENCE FROM THE LITERATURE [PDF]
Agricultural sustainability requires that the individual farm firm be competitive and profitable while simultaneously enhancing environmental quality and the natural resource base upon which the farm firm and agricultural economy depends. The reliance of
Gebremedhin, Berhanu, Schwab, Gerald
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Farming Systems in the Central West of NSW: An Economic Analysis [PDF]
The objectives of this report have been to describe important farming systems in the Central West of NSW, to gain some insights into current financial performance and to examine in more detail the role of pastures in these farming systems at a time when ...
Mullen, John D., Patton, Dean A.
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The sustainable agriculture in drylands depends on stored soil water, efficient use of water, prevention of soil degradation, and the use of crops that have drought tolerance.
Adriana Pricilla Jales Dantas +5 more
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