The dynamics of phase farming in dryland salinity abatement

Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 51-67

  Mueller, Ute ^a   Schilizzi, Steven ^b   Tran, Tuyêt ^a  

^a EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b NONE

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EID: 0001876255     PISSN: 1364985X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-8489.00068     Document Type: Article

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