Soil Degradation-Induced Decline in Productivity of Sub-Saharan African Soils: The Prospects of Looking Downwards the Lowlands with the Sawah Ecotechnology
The paper provides an insight into the problem of land degradation in Sub-Saharan Africa, with emphasis on soil erosion and its effect on soil quality and productivity, and proposes a lowland-based rice-production technology for coping with the situation. Crop yields are, in addition to the degree o...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2012-01-01
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Series: | Applied and Environmental Soil Science |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/673926 |