منابع مشابه
Economic performance of sustainable farming practices
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Despite weeds are a serious threat to promotion of organic farming, relatively less attention is given to research on weed management. This article explores a scope of integration of conservation agriculture for weed control and soil protection under organic farming. Limitation in the use of agro-chemicals under OF promotes intensive tillage for weed control. Mostly, tillage leads to depletion ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: International journal of agricultural sciences and technology
سال: 2021
ISSN: ['2710-3366']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.51483/ijagst.1.1.2021.28-33