Some issues in the design of agricultural decision support systems

Agricultural Systems

Volumn 52, Issue 2-3, 1996, Pages 355-381

  Cox, P G ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL CROPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR THE SEMI ARID TROPICS ICRISAT   (India)

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GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM;

EID: 0030268490     PISSN: 0308521X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0308-521X(96)00063-7     Document Type: Article

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