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Management Of Vertisols For Improved Crop Production In The Semi-Arid Topics: A Plan For A Technology Transfer Network In Africa

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Title Management Of Vertisols For Improved Crop Production In The Semi-Arid Topics: A Plan For A Technology Transfer Network In Africa
 
Creator Kanwar, J S
Virmani, S M
 
Subject Agriculture-Farming, Production, Technology, Economics
 
Description In the Vertisols of semi-arid India (Usterts), ICIUSAT has shown that by the application
of efficient land, water and crop management techniques, crop yields of the ~rder
of over 3 ton's per ha can be harvested successfully where traditional methods only yield
500-700 kg per ha. Some of the components of this technology can be progressively
applied to the African Vertisols and vertic soils, P'erification trials and additional experiments
may be required to adapt the available improved technologies in Vertisols to the
semi-arid tropical regions of Africa.
This paper also outlines the background leading to the proposal for the establishment
of a Vertisol management network for increased crop production. A suggested list of
activities for collaborative research and the institutions that are comparatively strong in
various activity areas has been compiled. Finally some items towards an agenda for
developing a workshop network proposal are identified.
 
Date 1986
 
Type Conference or Workshop Item
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
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Identifier http://oar.icrisat.org/4419/1/CP_354.pdf
Kanwar, J S and Virmani, S M (1986) Management Of Vertisols For Improved Crop Production In The Semi-Arid Topics: A Plan For A Technology Transfer Network In Africa. In: First IBSRAM (International Board on Soil Research and Management) Regional Networkshop in Africa on Improved Management of Vertisols under Semi-Arid Conditions, 1-6 Dec 1986, Nairobi, Kenya.