Water Efficient Alternative Crops for Sustainable Agriculture along the Tarim Basin: A Comparison of the Economic Potentials of Apocynum pictum, Chinese Red Date and Cotton in Xinjiang, China
This study explores a paradigm of sustainable land use in the oases along the Tarim River of northwest China, where a fragile, semi-arid riparian ecosystem is being damaged by excessive land and water use for agriculture, especially for the growing of cotton. The reliance of agriculture on water-dem...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2017-12-01
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| Series: | Sustainability |
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/10/1/35 |