relation: http://oar.icrisat.org/3860/ title: Alfisols of the Semi-Arid Tropics: Problems and Potentials creator: Wani, S P creator: Ramakrishna, A subject: Watershed Management subject: Agriculture-Farming, Production, Technology, Economics description: Alfisols are the third most important soil order in the world, covering 13.1% of the world area. In the semi-arid tropics, Alfisols cover a much larger area of potentially arable and grazable lands than Vertisols, which have until now received far more attention from ICRISAT researchers. About 62% of the world’s Alfisols are located in West Africa and India publisher: International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics date: 2002 type: Article type: NonPeerReviewed format: application/pdf language: en identifier: http://oar.icrisat.org/3860/1/SATrends_Issue_24_Novl_2002_Alfisol.pdf identifier: Wani, S P and Ramakrishna, A (2002) Alfisols of the Semi-Arid Tropics: Problems and Potentials. SATrends Monthly Newsletter, 24. pp. 1-2. relation: http://www.icrisat.org/what-we-do/satrends/nov2002.htm#4