Application of fuzzy logic to land suitability for rubber production in peninsular Thailand

Geoderma

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 1-19

  Van Ranst, E ^a   Tang, H ^b   Groenemans, R ^a   Sinthurahat, S ^c  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b INSTITUTE OF PLANT PROTECTION   (China)

^c Surat Thani Rubber Research Center   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROP; FUZZY LOGIC; LAND EVALUATION; RUBBER; THEORY;

THAILAND;

EID: 0029752209     PISSN: 00167061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0016-7061(95)00061-5     Document Type: Article

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