Measuring sustainable cotton production using total factor productivity

Journal of Production Agriculture

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 289-297

  Mitchell, C C ^a   Traxler, G ^a   Novak, J L ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0030457741     PISSN: 08908524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jpa1996.289     Document Type: Article

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